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The Discovery

2017-03-31 · 102 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Romance · Science Fiction · Thriller · Mystery

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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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 SegelJason SegelWill Harbor
Rooney MaraRooney MaraIsla
Robert RedfordRobert RedfordDr. Thomas Harbor
Jesse PlemonsJesse PlemonsToby Harbor
Riley KeoughRiley KeoughLacey
Ron CanadaRon CanadaCooper
Brian McCarthyBrian McCarthyAndy
Kimleigh SmithKimleigh SmithPam
M.J. KarmiM.J. KarmiJanice Phillips
Adam KhaykinAdam KhaykinOliver
Mary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenInterviewer
Connor RatliffConnor RatliffCoroner
Willie C. CarpenterWillie C. CarpenterHospital Janitor
Wendy MakkenaWendy MakkenaMom
Lindsay SchneblyLindsay SchneblyNewscaster
Richard O'RourkeMarvin (uncredited)
Paul BellefeuillePaul BellefeuillePat Phillips (uncredited)

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