Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs The Discovery

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.3/10 for The Discovery). The Discovery is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 48m. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the older of the two (2004 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind posterEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 VS The Discovery posterThe Discovery2017
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindThe Discovery
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.3/10
Year20042017
Length1h 48m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Romance, Science FictionDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMichel GondryCharlie McDowell
Main castKate Winslet, Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom WilkinsonMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney Mara

Synopsis

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

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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