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The Discoverers

Play trailer Poster for The Discoverers 2012,  1h 44m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 85% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
85% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A history professor (Griffin Dunne) drags his teenage offspring along on a cross-country road trip and makes an unexpected detour to the Idaho home of his estranged father.
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Critics Consensus

The Discoverers is occasionally guilty of contrived silliness, but its humor and genuine warmth are more than enough to compensate for its modest shortcomings.

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Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 27, 2014
3/4
A warm, endearing, and surprisingly intelligent road comedy about a hopelessly dysfunctional family ... Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times Jun 19, 2014
2.5/4
Schwarz can't make enough out of that goofy notion - visually or narratively - to get a comic steam going. But there are sidebar pleasures to be found ... Go to Full Review
Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times May 29, 2014
Dunne creates a full-blooded character. The film around him, unfortunately, takes low-key to the realm of tepid. Go to Full Review
Kip Mooney College Movie Review Sep 18, 2021
C
Feels derivative of every quirky indie dramedy you've ever seen. Go to Full Review
Deborah Kennedy Willamette Week Sep 10, 2014
The Discoverers has, at least for the first half, the deft and funny touch of indie road hits Little Miss Sunshine and About Schmidt. Once in the woods, however, it takes a sharp left onto the beaten path. Go to Full Review
Dan Lybarger The Pitch Sep 9, 2014
The setup sounds gloomy, but the film is clever and often quite funny. Go to Full Review
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Justin Schwarz

Director

Griffin Dunne

Lewis Birch

Madeleine Martin

Zoe

Devon Graye

Jack

John C. McGinley

Bill Birch

Dreama Walker

Abigail

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Movie Info

Synopsis A history professor (Griffin Dunne) drags his teenage offspring along on a cross-country road trip and makes an unexpected detour to the Idaho home of his estranged father.
Director
Justin Schwarz
Screenwriter
Justin Schwarz
Production Co
Quadratic Media
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.0K
Runtime
1h 44m
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