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The Discovery

2017 · 1h 42m · Drama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States of America, United Kingdom · Rated 16 (DE)

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.

Directed by
Charlie McDowell
Written by
Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader
Starring
Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons
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alternative realityambiguousbewildereddetachedlife after deathsuicide
Rating16 (DE)

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