The Discovery Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Mar. 6, 2017

The Discovery

Release Date: Friday, March 31, 2017 NYC/LA

Director: Charlie McDowell

Starring: Rooney Mara • Robert Redford • Jason Segel

N/A Romance 1 hr, 50 m

2 / 5.0

85% WILL SEE 15% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the near future, the world is off-balance. People have gained a specific knowledge, and death has lost meaning, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor (Robert Redford): There is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide in order to "re-set" their existence, others go on, trying to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will (Jason Segel), who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla (Rooney Mara). There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments. They are all looking to Dr. Harbor for meaning. Can Will and Isla find peace - in this place, or on the other side?

Romance Sci-Fi

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Who stars in The Discovery – Cast List

Rooney Mara
The Social Network, Her
Robert Redford
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Truth
Jason Segel
This is the End, Over Your Dead Body

Who is making The Discovery – Crew List

A look at The Discovery behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Charlie McDowell last helmed The Summer Book and Windfall.

Director: Charlie McDowell
Screenwriters: Charlie McDowell
Justin Lader

Studios: Netflix Originals
Production Company: Endgame Entertainment
Protagonist Pictures
Verisimilitude

Production – What we know about the The Discovery

Key Facts

***World Premiere - 2017 Sundance Film Festival***
Shot on location in Rhode Island.
Endgame Entertainment and Protagonist Pictures are co-financing the film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2017

Completed

Changed The Discovery movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2016

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2016

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The film begins shooting in Rhode Island late March 2016.

Oct 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shooting planned to begin January 2016 in Rhode Island.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 50 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Discovery Trailers and Clips

No trailers are currently available.

The Discovery Release Date: When was the film released?

The Discovery was released in New York / Los Angeles on Friday, March 31 , 2017. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Ghost in the Shell, The Boss Baby and The Zookeeper's Wife. Additional information: Netflix Too!.

The estimated home release date for The Discovery is currently being determined. Stay tuned!