The Discoverers (film)

2012 American dark comedy by Justin Schwarz

The Discoverers

Film poster

Directed by| Justin Schwarz
Written by| Justin Schwarz
Produced by| Bob Gosse
Laura Kleger
Louise Lovegrove
Justin Schwarz
Starring| Griffin Dunne
Madeleine Martin
Cara Buono
David Rasche
Stuart Margolin
Devon Graye
Dreama Walker
Scott Adsit
Becky Ann Baker
Ann Dowd
John C. McGinley
Cinematography| Christopher Blauvelt
Edited by| Geraud Brisson
Music by| Aaron Mirman

Production
company

Quadratic Media

Distributed by| Quadratic Media

Release dates

* October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) (Hamptons)
* May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)

Running time

| 104 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Discoverers is a 2012 American dark comedy directed and written by Justin Schwarz. The film stars Griffin Dunne, Madeleine Martin, and Cara Buono.

## Plot

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Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch (Oscar and Emmy nominated Griffin Dunne) takes his begrudging teenage kids – Zoe (Madeleine Martin, “Californication”) and Jack (Devon Graye, “American Horror Stories”) – on a road trip to a conference in hopes of putting his career back on track. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley (Emmy Award-winning Stuart Margolin) goes AWOL 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.[1]

## Cast

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* Griffin Dunne as Lewis Birch
* Madeleine Martin as Zoe Birch
* Cara Buono as Nell Pope
* John C. McGinley as Bill Birch
* Stuart Margolin as Stanley Birch
* Devon Graye as Jack Birch
* Ann Dowd as Patti
* Dreama Walker as Abigail Marshall
* David Rasche as Cyrus Marshall
* Becky Ann Baker as Mary Marshall
* Scott Adsit as Harry Hardcore
* Todd Susman as Dr. Salter
* Hannah Dunne as Student

## Reception

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The film was a New York Times Critic's Pick.[2] As of June 2020[update], the film holds an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews with an average rating of 6.24 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Discoverers is occasionally guilty of contrived silliness, but its humor and genuine warmth are more than enough to compensate for its modest shortcomings."[3]

## References

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1. ^ "About | the Discoverers Movie".
2. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (15 May 2014). "What Lewis and Clark Inspired". The New York Times.
3. ^ "The Discoverers (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

## External links

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* The Discoverers at IMDb
* The Discoverers at Rotten Tomatoes
* discoverersmovie.com
* The Discoverers at Metacritic