Kiefer Sutherland,
Julia Roberts,
Kevin Bacon,
William Baldwin,
Oliver Platt
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Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Release Date: August 10, 1990
DVD Release Date: January 20, 1998
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October 26, 2011This mild horror thriller about a couple of medicine students who are trying to find the threshold between life and death did not age very well. There is a lot of neon light, fog machines and late 80s sounds. That does make for a very unique atmosphere and is a prime example of t... read more
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October 15, 2011A film I really feel as though I should have watched sooner. The idea seems so genius to me I don't know why it took me this long to watch it. Flatliners focuses on a bunch of medical students that briefly kill themselves and bring themselves back to life in order to explore the ... read more
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February 17, 20115 Medical Students try to make history and discover once and for all if there is life after death.
Flatliners is chilling to its core as one by one we follow the trainee doctors 'go under' and flatline for a few seconds longer each time. Kiefer Sutherland plays the crazed master... read more -
February 13, 2010Good movie and although the story is not really realistic but the story was good and I thought the acting was decent enough. Great Cast!
Five medical students decide to embark on a dangerous experiment to pierce the veil between life and death in an attempt to learn more about... read more -
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September 24, 2009Another film that?s not as great as I remember it. Has a great script though which is very quotable.
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March 21, 2009Wow so many good actors brought together in 1990 for a half way decent film. Its amazing how this bunch has aged in 18 years. Yes its been that long. Dammm. Anyway this group is zapping each other to death for a short period then they bring them back to life, just to see whats on... read more
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July 30, 2008I remember this film from my youth and I recalled it to be awesome. An interesting plot, about afterlife experiences and sins from the past, with a future all-star cast failed to deliver big this time, but manages to entertain thru its whole duration.
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June 14, 2008Great cast and plot. A group of students experiment with flatlining which opens up their worst nightmares.
Critic Reviews
August 12, 2010
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
August 15, 2003
Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
Spooky but silly, effective in patches but a bust overall.
July 30, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Potential is never fully explored.
February 19, 2003
Kevin Fiddler, Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
Creepy, almost as creepy as Keifer Sutherland's five'o'clock shadow
September 17, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Terrifyingly real, Freakishly unforgettable - One of Schumacher's best movies.
August 21, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Typically flat Schumacher effort--a lot of purple smoke, though
August 8, 2002
Larry Carroll, Countingdown.com
A horrible, dumb movie that wastes the time of the good actors involved. This should have been an early indication that Joel Schumacher needed to be stopped.
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
I'm just a sucker for the brat-pack psycho-thrillers.
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