The Discoverers (film)
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Director Justin Schwarz Music director Aaron Mirman Duration Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Screenplay Justin Schwarz Writer Justin Schwarz Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) Cast (Lewis Birch), (Zoe), (Nell), (Jack), (Abigail), (Mary) Similar movies Love and Air Sex (2013) |
The discoverers 2012 movie trailer
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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The Discoverers is a 2014 American dark comedy directed and written by Justin Schwarz. The film stars Griffin Dunne, Madeleine Martin, and Cara Buono.
Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career and reconnecting with his kids. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes missing on a Lewis and Clark historical reenactment trek, Lewis is forced to make a family detour. The Birch family find themselves on a journey of discovery and connection as they make their own passage west.
Plot
History professor and aspiring author Lewis Birch (Dunne) heads on a road trip with his children Zoe (Martin) and Jack (Graye) to attend a conference. However, he learns early into the trip that his mother is ill, and heads to visit her, where he finds she has died. His father, Stanley (Margolin) decides to follow a Lewis and Clark reenactment trip, the family ends up traveling together.
Cast
Production
The movie was filmed in various locations in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois.
Releases
Similar Movies
Love and Air Sex (2013). Griffin Dunne appears in The Discoverers and After Hours. Dreama Walker appears in The Discoverers and Chlorine. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). Madeleine Martin and Devon Graye appear in The Discoverers and Legendary.
Reception
The film was a New York Times Critics Pick. As of March 2015, the film holds a rating of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes among all critics, and 78% with top critics.
References
The Discoverers (film) WikipediaThe Discoverers (film) IMDb The Discoverers (film) themoviedb.org