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The Discovery

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
41K
YOUR RATING
Jason Segel in The Discovery (2017)
A love story set in a world where the afterlife has been scientifically proven, and as a result millions of people start taking their own lives to "get there."
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Dystopian Sci-FiPsychological DramaDramaRomanceSci-FiThriller

Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.

  • Director
    • Charlie McDowell
  • Writers
    • Charlie McDowell
    • Justin Lader
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • Brian McCarthy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charlie McDowell
    • Writers
      • Charlie McDowell
      • Justin Lader
    • Stars
      • Robert Redford
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • Brian McCarthy
    • 169User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Photos43

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    Top Cast33

    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Thomas
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Interviewer
    Brian McCarthy
    Brian McCarthy
    • Sound Recordist
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Will
    Rooney Mara
    Rooney Mara
    • Isla
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Toby
    Ron Canada
    Ron Canada
    • Cooper
    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Lacey
    Connor Ratliff
    Connor Ratliff
    • Coroner
    M.J. Karmi
    M.J. Karmi
    • Janice
    • (as MJ Karmi)
    Kimleigh Smith
    Kimleigh Smith
    • Hospital Receptionist
    Willie C. Carpenter
    Willie C. Carpenter
    • Hospital Janitor
    • (as Willie Carpenter)
    Wendy Makkena
    Wendy Makkena
    • Mom
    Adam Khaykin
    Adam Khaykin
    • Oliver
    • (as Adam Morrison Khaykin)
    Colin Allen
    • Green Jumpsuit Person
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bellefeuille
    Paul Bellefeuille
    • Pat Phillips
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Boyd
    Jim Boyd
    • Man in Red 1
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Burzenski
    Mark Burzenski
    • Dead Body
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charlie McDowell
    • Writers
      • Charlie McDowell
      • Justin Lader
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Charlie McDowell directed his then girlfriend Rooney Mara and his mother Mary Steenburgen in this film.
    • Goofs
      Will rules out the possibility of the image retrieved from a corpse being a memory of the deceased person, on the grounds that it does not match the events that took place in real life. Science has discovered, however, that memory is in fact not an accurate record of what one perceives but rather a distorted and malleable one, and Will, being a neurologist, must have been aware of this.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Interviewer: Dr. Harber, before we're live, I just wanted to say thank you for choosing me.
      • Thomas: [warming up his voice] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
      • Interviewer: The rich history you have with other journalists...
      • Thomas: I chose you precisely because we don't have a history. Now, don't fuck it up.
      • Producer: Fifteen seconds...
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jason Segel/Lilly Singh/Brian Regan (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      A Fancy Place to Cry
      Written by Billy Hayes
      Performed by Patsy Maples
      Courtesy of Fervor Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 31, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Khám Phá Thế Giới Bên Kia
    • Filming locations
      • Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island, USA(Newport, Rhode Island)
    • Production companies
      • Endgame Entertainment
      • Netflix
      • Protagonist Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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