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The Discoverers (film)

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Wikipedia article




'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



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 Lewiss 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.

Cast



* Griffin Dunne as Lewis Birch

* Madeleine Martin as Zoe

* Cara Buono as Nell

* John C. McGinley as Bill Birch

* Stuart Margolin as Stanley Birch

* Devon Graye as Jack

* Ann Dowd as Patti

Reception



The film was a New York Times Critic's Pick. , 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."

References




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