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  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Quadratic Media
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Quadratic Media
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch (Griffin Dunne) takes his begrudging teenage kids – Zoe (Madeleine Martin) and Jack (Devon Graye) – on a road trip to a conference in hopes of putting his career back on track. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley (Stuart Margolin) goes AWOL on a Lewis and Clark historical reenactment trek, L...

Directed By: Justin Schwarz

Written By: Justin Schwarz

  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Quadratic Media
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Quadratic Media
  • 1 h 44 m

The Discoverers

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch (Griffin Dunne) takes his begrudging teenage kids – Zoe (Madeleine Martin) and Jack (Devon Graye) – on a road trip to a conference in hopes of putting his career back on track. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley (Stuart Margolin) goes AWOL on a Lewis and Clark historical reenactment trek, L...

Directed By: Justin Schwarz

Written By: Justin Schwarz

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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80
May 15, 2014
Mr. Schwarz falters with his ending, which feels overly tidy. Still, it’s not the destination; it’s the journey.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
75
May 11, 2014
It pushes itself beyond shrill predictability in its willingness to indict the public and familial histories at its core.
By Jordan Osterer FULL REVIEW
70
May 14, 2014
The dysfunction may be perfunctory, but in this gorgeous natural setting — Schwarz makes full use of the stunning woods — it feels like new territory.
By Heather Baysa FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 5, 2014
The Discoverers showcases Dunne in a part he was born to play.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
May 11, 2014
Schwarz lacks the writing chops to adequately embed the character’s predictable learning curve into a richer narrative fabric, but Dunne’s perf is pitch-perfect.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
40
May 15, 2014
Plays like a folksy version of “The Descendants,” and the unusually grizzled Dunne excels. Sadly, the movie is marred by tepid, often crass comedy.
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May 15, 2014
The specifics of the journey get all the attention, while the fundamental conflicts remain not just unoriginal, but alarmingly nonexistent.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Quadratic Media
Release Date May 16, 2014
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Tagline It took Lewis & Clark more than 500 days to reach the Pacific. The Birch family made it in less than a week.
Website https://www.facebook.com/TheDiscoverersMovie
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Awards

Gen Art Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Kansas City FilmFest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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