Flatliners

– Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Flatliners (1990)

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. A science fiction thriller from the early 1990's with a star studded cast.

Flatliners (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Aug 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writer:

Peter Filardi

Main Actors:

Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin

Plot:

Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
Metacritic:
55%