

The Discovery
2017-03-31 · 102 min · ★ 6.3
In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.
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Production details
- Directors
- Charlie McDowell
- Production companies
- Protagonist Pictures, Endgame Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
Top Cast
Jason SegelWill Harbor
Rooney MaraIsla
Robert RedfordDr. Thomas Harbor
Jesse PlemonsToby Harbor
Riley KeoughLacey
Ron CanadaCooper
Brian McCarthyAndy
Kimleigh SmithPam
M.J. KarmiJanice Phillips
Adam KhaykinOliver
Mary SteenburgenInterviewer
Connor RatliffCoroner
Willie C. CarpenterHospital Janitor
Wendy MakkenaMom
Lindsay SchneblyNewscaster
Paul BellefeuillePat Phillips (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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