The Discovery vs The Vast of Night

The Vast of Night has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.3/10 for The Discovery). The Vast of Night is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 42m. The Discovery is the older of the two (2017 against 2019). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Discovery posterThe Discovery2017 VS The Vast of Night posterThe Vast of Night2019
The DiscoveryThe Vast of Night
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 6.6/10
Year20172019
Length1h 42m1h 31m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorCharlie McDowellAndrew Patterson
Main castMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney MaraBruce Davis, Sierra McCormick, Mollie Milligan, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer

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 Vast of Night

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

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