The Discovery

The Discovery is a British-American romantic science fiction movie, directed by Charlie McDowell and written by Justin Lader and Charlie McDowell, and starring Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, and Ron Canada. The movie premiered Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017, then it was released on Netflix on March 31, 2017.

Summary
"A scientist whose proof of an afterlife caused a rash of suicides forges ahead with his research, while his disapproving son falls for a troubled woman."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Robert Redford as Thomas
 * Mary Steenburgen as Interviewer
 * Brian McCarthy as Sound Recordist
 * Jason Segel as Will
 * Rooney Mara as Isla
 * Jesse Plemons as Toby
 * Ron Canada as Cooper
 * Riley Keough as Lacey
 * Connor Ratliff as Coroner
 * M.J. Karmi as Janice (as MJ Karmi)
 * Kimleigh Smith as Hospital Receptionist
 * Willie C. Carpenter as Hospital Janitor (as Willie Carpenter)
 * Wendy Makkena as Mom
 * Adam Khaykin as Oliver (as Adam Morrison Khaykin)