The Discovery (2017)
DramaRomanceScience FictionThrillerMystery
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.
Director: Charlie McDowell
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Jason Segel as Will Harbor |
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Rooney Mara as Isla |
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Robert Redford as Dr. Thomas Harbor |
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Jesse Plemons as Toby Harbor |
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Riley Keough as Lacey |
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Ron Canada as Cooper |
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Brian McCarthy as Andy |
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Kimleigh Smith as Pam |
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M.J. Karmi as Janice Phillips |
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Adam Khaykin as Oliver |
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Mary Steenburgen as Interviewer |
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Connor Ratliff as Coroner |
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Willie C. Carpenter as Hospital Janitor |
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Wendy Makkena as Mom |
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Lindsay Schnebly as Newscaster |
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Richard O'Rourke as Marvin (uncredited) |
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Paul Bellefeuille as Pat Phillips (uncredited) |
| Directing | Charlie McDowell | Director |
| Writing | Justin Lader | Writer |
| Production | Nicole Daniels | Casting |
| Production | Courtney Bright | Casting |
| Production | James D. Stern | Producer |
| Production | Alex Orlovsky | Producer |
| Writing | Charlie McDowell | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keri Langerman | Costume Design |
| Sound | Danny Bensi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jennifer Lilly | Editor |
| Art | Akin McKenzie | Production Design |
| Camera | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Saunder Jurriaans | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Erika Hampson | Co-Producer |
| Production | Anne Mulhall | Casting |
| Camera | Jennifer Evans | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Doug Bernheim | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Dann Fink | ADR Voice Casting |
| Camera | Bill Trautvetter | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trish Seeney | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna Soprano | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shayna Passaretti | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Palmer | Key Set Costumer |
| Camera | Seacia Pavao | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Nolan Ball | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jason Mayoh | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Hill Richmond | Tailor |
| Art | David Rotondo | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lynzi Grant | Visual Effects Producer |
| Directing | Zairi Malcolm | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Jesse Goldberg | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jason Fyrberg | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Grover | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Susanne Scheel | Casting |
| Crew | John Ruggieri | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Kelly Doran | Boom Operator |
| Art | Hilary Taillie | Property Master |
| Art | Justin Bliss | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Mark Filip | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Orban | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Woody Bell | Key Grip |
| Camera | David C. Romano | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda McNally | Hair Department Head |
| Editing | Isabel Cafaro-Anderson | Digital Intermediate |
| Art | Danica Chipman | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Arthur Hiou | Stand In |
| Editing | Alex Bickel | Digital Intermediate Colorist |