“Griffin Dunne Shines…30 years after Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours,’’ Griffin Dunne plays a similarly frazzled — this time, middle-aged — character in Justin Schwarz’s impressive debut feature, which manages a fresh spin on the legion of indie comedy-dramas showcasing dysfunctional families… Very Funny.”
– The New York Post

“Griffin Dunne is pitch-perfect.”
– Variety

“What distinguishes Dunne’s performance from those of other actors who have “gone sloppy”… is that it hurts more…. Touching… admirably restrained and intimate.”
– IndieWire

“Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming.”
– Portland Monthly Magazine

“A warm, endearing, and surprisingly intelligent road comedy… The Discoverers is a touching, sentimental flick made just for folks who generally retch at touching, sentimental flicks.”
Philadelphia Inquirer

“Writer-director Justin Schwarz is the love child of Wes Anderson and Alexander Payne.”
– Saturday Night at the Movies

“Griffin Dunne is outstanding.”
– Seattle Times

“A heartfelt, nuanced performance… Dunne shines.”
– The Oregonian

“A bright, thoughtful indie comedy-drama. It’s great to see Griffin Dunne back onscreen in a tailor-made role.”
– Leonard Maltin

“Funny. Heartfelt…The most delightfully offbeat dysfunctional family road trip tale in recent memory…”
– Truth on Cinema

“Heartwarming and witty… Griffin Dunne hasn’t had a role this good in ages – and he makes the most of it.”
– Marshall Fine, Huffington Post

“Smart script and an endearing father-daughter relationship… Martin is a joy to watch… her comic timing is impeccable.”
– Paste Magazine

“The Discoverers has plenty of heart and laughs to tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bone… Touching and hilarious… Characters so quirky and relatable that you can’t help but fall in love with them… I loved everything about this film.”
– The Film Yap

“A sweetly amusing tale of a dysfunctional modern family trying to work out its issues… [Dunne] is nicely bedraggled as Lewis and Martin stands out as the strong-willed but sensitive Zoe.”
– Screen Daily

“A generous-hearted little indie”
– Seattle Weekly

“Madeleine Martin demonstrates furtive indie-starlet potential”
– LA Weekly

“Dunne brings humorous exasperation to an art form.”
– Miami Herald

“The Discoverers is a delightful discovery… Freshly observed, highly original… abundant humor and pathos… Dunne gives his lived-in protagonist an endearing, sad-sack charm… while Martin’s dry, deadpan delivery of her witty, compassionately cynical lines as the vegan feminist truth-teller seems to announce the arrival of a wonderfully idiosyncratic comic player…both [are] superb.”
– Bill Wine, CBS Radio Philadelphia

“A heartfelt, genuine look at the inescapable nature of families.”
– Dallas Culture Map

“Heartfelt… An endearing film that peels back the layers of family tension to get at the soul of what matters. A perfect cast, and balance of drama and humor makes this a must see.”
– Creative Spot Magazine

“The deft and funny touch of indie road hits Little Miss Sunshine and About Schmidt.”
– Willamette Week

“Part Little Miss Sunshine. Part City Island… ALL heart.”
– Best Geek Blog Ever

“A very strong cast and a rather clever script.”
– Pop Entertainment

“A sweet comedy drama about failure, family and the messes we take too long to clean up. Filled with the quirky character based comedy America loved in films like Juno and Little Miss Sunshine, The Discoverers [is] about finding the missing pieces in our lives.”
– The Source

“Outstanding… Beautifully underplayed and alive in the small detours life never fails to offer.”
– Portland Radio Project

“A funny, feel-good movie… one of the best takes on the road trip movie I’ve seen in a long time.”
– Netflix Life