The Discovery vs The Red Violin

The Red Violin has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.3/10 for The Discovery). The Discovery is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 10m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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The DiscoveryThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 7.4/10
Year20171998
Length1h 42m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorCharlie McDowellFrançois Girard
Main castMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney MaraSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

Synopsis

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…

The Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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