The Lazarus Effect
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 83 min · ★ 5.3 · 23% critics
A small team of medical researchers discovers a way to bring the dead back to life and prepares to share their breakthrough. When their work is shut down and a tragic accident forces a desperate choice, they revive a colleague—only to realize the return comes with a terrifying, dangerous change.
Also known as Le projet Lazarus · Lazarus Effect · Resucitados
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-01-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 23/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (1,520 votes)
About
If you enjoy compact sci‑fi horror about experiments gone wrong and don’t mind familiar scares, this could be a fun one-time watch; Not for you if you want tight logic, fresh twists, or subtle horror like Shutter.
Pros: intriguing resurrection premise; a few solid scares; brisk runtime | Cons: unclear rules; familiar jump scares; wasted potential
Themes
- experiment
- afterlife
- paranormal
- death
- evil
- researcher
- possesion
Cast & crew
Mark Duplass
as Frank Walton
Olivia Wilde
as Zoe McConnell
Donald Glover
as Niko
Evan Peters
as Clay
Sarah Bolger
as Eva
Amy Aquino
as President Dalley
Ray Wise
as Mr. Wallace
Sean T. Krishnan
as Lawyer
Bruno Gunn
as Fireman
Ator Tamras
as Burned Figure
Directed by David Gelb