2046 vs The Discovery

2046 has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.3/10 for The Discovery). The Discovery is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 8m. 2046 is the older of the two (2004 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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2046The Discovery
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.3/10
Year20042017
Length2h 8m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Romance, Science FictionDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorWong Kar-WaiCharlie McDowell
Main castZhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Siu Ping-LamMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney Mara

Synopsis

2046

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

The Discovery

In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his…

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