Bringing Out the Dead
1999 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 6.6 · 73% critics
Once known for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce works relentless night shifts as an EMT while haunted memories of people he couldn’t save crowd his every turn. Despite trying to get himself fired, he can’t quit the job on his own, even as the job keeps demanding more from him.
Based on Bringing Out the Dead
Also known as Ressusciter les morts
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,235 votes)
- Box office
- $16,797,191
- Budget
- $32,000,000
About
If you like dark, gritty rides through New York pressure, try this Scorsese-driven haunted EMT story; Not for you if you want a clear, steady plot or soothing drama, and it may feel closer to the darker mood of Taxi Driver.
Pros: darkly funny and intense; standout central performance; gritty big-city atmosphere | Cons: uneven focus late on; can feel disorienting; some viewers want more payoff
Themes
- dying and death
- new york city
- coma
- based on novel or book
- ambulance
- drug addiction
- night life
- hallucination
- ambulance man
- alcoholism
- road trip
- teacher
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Nicolas Cage
as Frank Pierce
Patricia Arquette
as Mary Burke
John Goodman
as Larry Verber
Ving Rhames
as Marcus
Tom Sizemore
as Tom Wolls
Marc Anthony
as Noel
Mary Beth Hurt
as Nurse Constance
Cliff Curtis
as Cy Coates
Aida Turturro
as Nurse Crupp
Nestor Serrano
as Dr. Hazmat
Directed by Martin Scorsese