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6.5/10 • 1.6K

1990-08-101h 55m

DramaScience FictionHorror

Some lines shouldn't be crossed.

Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.

Directors
Joel Schumacher
Writters
Peter Filardi
Editors
Peter Filardi, Robert Brown

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kiefer Sutherland

    Kiefer Sutherland

    Nelson Wright

  2. Julia Roberts

    Julia Roberts

    Rachel Mannus

  3. Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Bacon

    David Labraccio

  4. William Baldwin

    William Baldwin

    Joe Hurley

  5. Oliver Platt

    Oliver Platt

    Randy Steckle

  6. Kimberly Scott

    Kimberly Scott

    Winnie Hicks

  7. Joshua Rudoy

    Joshua Rudoy

    Billy Mahoney

  8. Benjamin Mouton

    Benjamin Mouton

    Rachel's Father

  9. Aeryk Egan

    Aeryk Egan

    Young Nelson

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John Chard

Nov 23, 2014

7/10

The arrogance of medicinally inclined youth! I remember coming out the theatre after having seen Flatliners in 1990 and being really annoyed. The premise of the story is so superb and was ripe for a terrifying horror film, but Flatliners then, and now, is not terrifying, but that actually doesn't matter. In 1990 some of the more bright young acting prospects were off making Memphis Belle, the other half that was made up of potential Brat Packers like Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt and Kevin Bacon, were joining director Joel Schumacher for this delve into life after death experiments. The tyro medical students, led by a darkly egotistical Sutherland, begin inducing their own deaths to see what awaits once the flatline has been reached. Seems great at first, but as the students push the time limits of being dead still further, what comes into their real worlds is actually not welcome. Pic is never close to being frightening, but the thematics involved are chilling and the big message at its heart is loud and clear. At times it's an uneasy blend of supernatural dalliances and medical science, but the breezy cast hold engagement, while cinematographer Jan de Bont's misty lenses are perfectly in the realm of the ethereal. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$26,000,000.00
Revenue
$61,489,265.00
Keywords
life and deathafterlifehaunted by the pastmedical studentnear-death experiencecollege studentmedical experiment