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6.6/10 Rate Flatliners (1990) 68,725 This R | 1h 55min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 10 August 1990 (USA)

Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.

Director: Joel Schumacher Writer: Peter Filardi Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts | See full cast & crew »

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Edit Storyline User Lists Create a list » Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Related lists from IMDb users 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 30 experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as a list of 22 titles they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure. created 25 May 2011 Written by John Vogel

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Edit Details ziektebeelden a list of 24 titles Official Sites: Sony Movie Channel [United States] created 2 months ago Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 10 August 1990 (USA) See more » See all related lists » Also Known As: Flatliners - Heute ist ein schöner Tag zum Sterben See more » Filming Locations: 1269 N. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA See more » Connect with IMDb

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Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| CDS (digital 35 mm prints)| Dolby (analog 35 Title: Flatliners (1990) mm prints) Color: Color 6.6/10

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A dark, original thriller 2 July 1999 | by nitehawk-8 – See all my reviews

Hmmm.... Since I love Kiefer Sutherland so much, my review might be a little biased. He was, however, pretty good in Flatliners. A wonderful idea for a movie, and a great gothic-type thriller. Sutherland's guilt and fright at the return of boy he taunted terribly when he was young (I'll try not to give away the rest) seemed genuine, especially since he seems drawn more often than not to act characters that are a**holes (there was really no other way to put it). As a young medical school student, his research into life after death draws his friends into dangerous situations and a great finale. The medical school did seem a little sub-standard, though, I will admit. Kevin Bacon is great in Flatliners, as is one of my favorite sarcastic actors, Oliver Platt. William Baldwin's also a cutie and did okay, and though I'm not a Julia Roberts fan, so did she. The plot will draw you in and keep you on the edge of your seat, and there's an interesting dark atmosphere pervaded by a lot of red and blue for emotional impact. A good movie.. I'd give it at least an 8 out of 10

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