Flatliners
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 111 min · ★ 5.6 · 16% critics
A group of medical students push curiosity too far by briefly stopping their hearts to glimpse what might exist beyond life. The experiment leaves them shaken, and as strange experiences follow, they’re forced to confront the risks of tampering with death and the weight of their own past choices.
Also known as Lignes interdites
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 16/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (2,390 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a glossy, PG-13 supernatural thriller with quick scares and a simple hook, similar in vibe to The Rite or The Eye; Not for you if you need deep characters or fresh surprises.
Pros: strong hook; easy, straightforward thrills; a few jump scares | Cons: thin characters; familiar horror beats; uneven tone
Themes
- bullying
- remake
- accidental death
- death
- medical student
- guilty conscience
- near-death experience
- competitiveness
- scientific experiment
Cast & crew
Elliot Page
as Courtney
Diego Luna
as Ray
Nina Dobrev
as Marlo
James Norton
as Jamie
Kiersey Clemons
as Sophia
Beau Mirchoff
as Brad Mauser
Wendy Raquel Robinson
as Sophia's Mother
Kiefer Sutherland
as Dr. Barry Wolfson
Madison Brydges
as Tessa
Jacob Soley
as Alex
Directed by Niels Arden Oplev