Solaris vs The Discovery

The Discovery has the higher audience score (6.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Solaris). Solaris is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 42m. Solaris is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Solaris posterSolaris2002 VS The Discovery posterThe Discovery2017
SolarisThe Discovery
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 6.3/10
Year20022017
Length1h 39m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Science FictionDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorSteven SoderberghCharlie McDowell
Main castNatascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, John Cho, George Clooney, Lauren CohnMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney Mara

Synopsis

Solaris

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

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…

Where to watch

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