The Discovery (2017)
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.
The Discovery (2017)
Information
Released Year: 2017
Runtime: 102 minutes
Directors: Charlie McDowell
Writers: Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader
Casts: Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Rooney Mara, Ron Canada, Riley Keough, Kimleigh Smith, Brian McCarthy, Richard O'Rourke, M.J. Karmi, Paul Bellefeuille, Adam Khaykin
IMDB: The Discovery (2017)
Storyline
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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Reviews
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The Film Stage -
By concurrently threading the needle of both the hereafter and emotional breakthroughs for our characters, it can make the plot schematics feel too tidy in their construction, but the journey in finding how these elements fit together is never less than engrossing.
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IndieWire -
By turns resoundingly human and regretfully half-baked, the film wears its influences on its sleeve.
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The A.V. Club -
At the very least, its central mystery keeps you guessing, right up until a final turn that’s nearly as clever as it is convoluted.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Unfortunately, after its fine start, this brainy slice of provocative speculative fiction slowly but surely loosens its grip on audience involvement rather than increasing it.
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Screen International -
While the movie overdoes the plot twists and existential musings, The Discovery is a diverting head-trip whose reach far exceeds its grasp.
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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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