The Discovery
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.
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Cast
17 people
Jason Segel
Will Harbor
Known for
How I Met Your Mother
Despicable Me
Rooney Mara
Isla
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lion
Robert Redford
Dr. Thomas Harbor
Known for
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Spy Game
Jesse Plemons
Toby Harbor
Known for
Breaking Bad
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Riley Keough
Lacey
Known for
The Terminal List
Mad Max: Fury Road
Ron Canada
Cooper
Known for
Wedding Crashers
The Strain
Brian McCarthy
Andy
Known for
Paterson
The Deuce
Kimleigh Smith
Pam
Known for
The Princess Diaries
Imperfect Women
M.J. Karmi
Janice Phillips
Known for
Before the Fire
Julia
Adam Khaykin
Oliver
Also in
Delusion
Actorpus
Mary Steenburgen
Interviewer
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Connor Ratliff
Coroner
Known for
Widow's Bay
Mean Girls
Charlie McDowell Director · Justin Lader Writer Saunder Jurriaans Composer
Budget $5M · United States release March 31, 2017 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Protagonist Pictures
Production
Endgame Entertainment
Production
Netflix
Studio
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2017
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · March 31, 2017
Digital
France
March 31, 2017 · TV · NETFLIX
Germany
March 31, 2017 · Digital
Italy
February 23, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Japan
March 31, 2017 · Digital
Poland
March 31, 2017 · Digital
Spain
March 31, 2017 · Theatrical
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