It helps if you regard The Discovery as a peculiar, low-key movie, and concentrate on Redford’s screen-presence and the ending.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 9, 2024

A noteworthy cast elevates this low-key sci-fi tale, which begins with the intriguing idea that life after death has been proved, with Robert Redford having made "the discovery".

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2024

...luckily-unlike prior Netflix original films with stars like Paul Rudd and Ellen Page-this one merits watching...

| Jul 27, 2021

A film for philosophers, a thought experiment that puts the viewer into a mode of extreme introspection and self-discovery.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 24, 2020

The Discovery never reaches the heights of its influences, dancing around a heady sci-fi device without really digging as deep as it could or being as entertaining as its pedigree would indicate.

| Apr 15, 2020

The Discovery is not a revelation, and it's not even that new. What it is, however, is an interesting question asked in an uninteresting way.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 5, 2019

a poor, albeit ambitious, imitation of the superior Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Beat for beat, scene by scene, both the concept and tone are so similar...as to be a strange doppelganger, a copycat....

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 6, 2018

The answers of The Discovery can't possibly please everyone but there's a real audacious piece of storytelling here, one that doesn't take the easy route in its exploration of its world.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2018

The Discovery smooths over its loaded question with an unsatisfying route to an under-explored conclusion.

| Aug 28, 2018

The Discovery brings to memory the sci-fi masterpieces Christopher Nolan typically churns out

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 5, 2017

It's just a shame the text can't live up to the bookends.

| Sep 7, 2017

[The Discovery] is an earnest search for meaning that ends up not revealing much at all.

| Aug 22, 2017

With its lofty twists and aching questions, philosophy - not people - becomes The Discovery's most interesting feature.

| Jun 27, 2017

The Discovery is never really fun, but it is fascinating and its ambition is admirable.

| May 9, 2017

Even with Mara and Segel in the lead, The Discovery is unable to make a somewhat interesting story; that initial compelling idea is wasted in this dull and stale sci-fi film.

| Apr 21, 2017

A fascinating story, with a rhythm that oscillates between drama and dark humor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 18, 2017

A story that could have had more nerve and a more elaborate and imaginative staging, going beyond the grayish tones that dominate the photography of Sturla Brandth Grvlen. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 17, 2017

An intriguing setup in search of a compelling narrative...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 15, 2017

A science fiction film that starts from a very interesting premise: what is behind death. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 14, 2017

With its bold premise, it's designed to provoke discussion, and should make a greater impact in homes than on the big screen.

| Apr 13, 2017