Overview:
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.| Status: | Released (1990-08-10) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $61,489,265 |
| Screen: | Peter Filardi |
| Productions: | Stonebridge Entertainment, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Crews
- 5572: Joel Schumacher - Director - Directing
- 406204: Ve Neill - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 56973: Peter Filardi - Writer - Writing
- 1536514: Richard Rudolph - Music Supervisor - Sound
- 1262: Mali Finn - Casting - Production
- 16737: Jim Weidman - Music Editor - Sound
- 4713: Susan Becker - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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Stop for a minute and contemplate the fact that Joel Schumacher made this when he was channeling Joel Schumacher and it actually turned out to be a good, compelling, and frightening film. How the heck did that happen? I mean, sure, the story was good for a horror flick and it w ....
Continue reading ->Alunauwie
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Flatliners presents a compelling concept about exploring life after death through risky medical experiments conducted by five ambitious students. The film unfolds with a strong character build-up and escalating tension as supernatural consequences begin haunting them. Emotional depth ....
Continue reading ->kevin2019
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"Flatliners" makes for incredibly atmospheric viewing and it has a superb central idea, but like so many other films with superb central ideas it struggles with the challenge of doing something innovative or significant with it. After all, death is the last great mystery which we mus ....
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