Kip Mooney College Movie Review Sep 18, 2021 C

Feels derivative of every quirky indie dramedy you've ever seen.

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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.

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Dan Lybarger The Pitch Sep 9, 2014

The setup sounds gloomy, but the film is clever and often quite funny.

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Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene Sep 9, 2014 B-

There's nothing earth shaking going on here, and on occasion the proceedings deteriorate into pure silliness. But The Discoverers is gorgeous to look at, and the cast is astoundingly deep.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Aug 31, 2014 B-

A minor discovery, but a diverting one...a low-key, unassuming but pleasant family road dramedy.

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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 ...

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Brian Miller Seattle Weekly Jun 24, 2014

T he Discoverers feels like a lot of indies you've seen before, only milder and more forgiving.

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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 ...

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Jeff Baker Oregonian Jun 19, 2014 B-

It's to Schwartz's credit that Dunne and the other actors bring new life to a familiar story.

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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.

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Eric D. Snider About.com May 26, 2014 3/5

A middling but upbeat entry in the canon of forgettable (but pleasant!) independent comedies.

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Christine N. Ziemba Paste Magazine May 21, 2014 7.4/10

A smart script and an endearing father-daughter relationship between veteran actor Griffin Dunne and Madeleine Martin save it from becoming too formulaic.

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Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com May 19, 2014

It's small in scale but well worth seeing, especially if (like me) you've missed seeing Griffin Dunne.

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Rob Hunter Film School Rejects May 16, 2014 B-

The Discoverers is a fine little film that succeeds emotionally and comedically thanks to its dialogue and two lead performances.

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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times May 15, 2014

"The Discoverers" counters its many contrivances with relaxed pacing and an evocative sense of the American woodlands by bonfire light.

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Graham Fuller New York Daily News May 15, 2014 2/5

The unusually grizzled Dunne excels. Sadly, the movie is marred by tepid, often crass comedy.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post May 15, 2014 3/4

Writer-director Schwarz has a lot of fun with this nutty premise. And more important, the twisted dynamics of this particular family ring true.

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Jordan Hoffman The Dissolve May 14, 2014 2/5

This walk of discovery gets lost in the woods.

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Heather Baysa Village Voice May 13, 2014

Schwarz is clearly drawing from the same bag of tricks as many of his indie comedy predecessors, but he's refining them. Even his wide, Wes Anderson-ian compositions have a purpose.

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Marshall Fine Hollywood & Fine May 13, 2014

Griffin Dunne, an under-appreciated actor, hasn't had a role this good in ages - and he makes the most of it.

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