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The Discovery

2017 · 102 min

A hushed, mournful puzzle about death and memory that drifts between unease and tenderness, asking you to sit with its quiet sadness.

Directed by
Charlie McDowell
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford
Overview
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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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Charlie McDowell
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • grief
  • memory
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, science fiction, thriller, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader
Starring
Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, Ron Canada, Brian McCarthy, Kimleigh Smith
Music
Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematography
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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