The Discoverers (2012)

  • NR
  • 10/06/2012 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 44m

Overview

Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career and reconnecting with his kids. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes missing on a Lewis and Clark historical reenactment trek, Lewis is forced to make a family detour. The Birch family find themselves on a journey of discovery and connection as they make their own passage west.

Justin Schwarz

Writer, Director

Cast

Griffin Dunne's headshot

Griffin Dunne

Lewis Birch
Madeleine Martin's headshot

Madeleine Martin

Zoe
Cara Buono's headshot

Cara Buono

Nell
Devon Graye's headshot

Devon Graye

Jack
Dreama Walker's headshot

Dreama Walker

Abigail
Becky Ann Baker's headshot

Becky Ann Baker

Mary
Stuart Margolin's headshot

Stuart Margolin

Stanley Birch
David Rasche's headshot

David Rasche

Cyrus Marshall

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