K-PAX vs The Discovery
K-PAX 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 . K-PAX is the older of the two (2001 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
K-PAX
The Discovery| K-PAX | The Discovery | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Iain Softley | Charlie McDowell |
| Main cast | Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard, Conchata Ferrell, Mary McCormack, Kevin Spacey | Mary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney Mara |
Synopsis
K-PAX
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
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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