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The Discovery

2017

Charlie McDowell

Jason Segel, Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Brian McCarthy ...

5.3

3,856

Sci-Fi. Romance In the future, after it is scientifically proven that there is life after death, millions of people around the world commit suicide in order to pass on to the afterlife. A man and a woman fall in love as they try to come to terms with their tragic pasts and the true nature of the afterlife.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Intriguing but unsatisfying"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"[A] slack-paced, heavily-signposted love story (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"The result is watchable enough, but never half as suspenseful or emotionally involving as it hopes to be. Stylistically it also falls a little short"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"'The Discovery' is a diverting head-trip whose reach far exceeds its grasp."	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[A] compelling, high-concept exploration of the rift between fantasy and reality."	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"The entire thing feels like it's happening underwater, sound distorted, movements impeded. A lot happens, but without any urgency inspiring it (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'The Discovery' is a puzzle of a movie. Unfortunately, it’s the kind of puzzle you get half way through and decide to move on to something else."	NEG

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