The Discovery

Directed by Charlie McDowell
TV-MA
2017    1h 42mRomance, Science Fiction,
6.248%43%
Writer-director Charlie McDowell returns to Sundance this year with a thriller about a scientist (played by Robert Redford) who uncovers scientific proof that there is indeed an afterlife. His son is portrayed by Jason Segel, who's not too sure about his father's "discovery", and Rooney Mara plays a mystery woman who has her own reasons for wanting to find out more about the afterlife.

Cast of The Discovery

  • 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
  • Richard O'RourkeMarvin (uncredited)
  • Paul BellefeuillePat Phillips (uncredited)
  • Charlie McDowellDirector / Writer
  • Justin LaderWriter
  • Alex OrlovskyProducer
  • James D. SternProducer

The Discovery Ratings & Reviews

  • jackmeatJune 17, 2025
    My quick rating - 6.4/10.
  • RyezooFebruary 15, 2025
    Intriguing and raises some really great questions. I'm really starting to dig Rooney Mara! Jason Seagul, Jesse Plemmings, and Robert Redford also are great. This movie sets the gloomy mood perfectly and the mystery builds in a satisfying way. The third act is awesome. The only negative is that the movie runs a little long.

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