Flatliners
1990 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.5 · 53% critics
Five medical students push the limits of science by briefly stopping their hearts to glimpse what might lie beyond death. As the experiments continue, unsettling visions tied to guilt and past mistakes begin to intrude on their everyday lives, turning curiosity into a dangerous test of conscience and survival.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-08-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,732 votes)
- Budget
- $26,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, idea-driven thriller about risky experiments, guilt, and haunting consequences, with a moody vibe similar to The Lost Boys; Not for you if you need clear answers or nonstop, truly scary horror.
Pros: bold afterlife premise; escalating tension; strong cast energy | Cons: uneven scares; muddled moral message; some plot threads dropped
Themes
- life and death
- afterlife
- haunted by the past
- medical student
- near-death experience
- college student
- medical experiment
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kiefer Sutherland
as Nelson Wright
Julia Roberts
as Rachel Mannus
Kevin Bacon
as David Labraccio
William Baldwin
as Joe Hurley
Oliver Platt
as Randy Steckle
Kimberly Scott
as Winnie Hicks
Joshua Rudoy
as Billy Mahoney
Benjamin Mouton
as Rachel's Father
Aeryk Egan
as Young Nelson
Kesha Reed
as Young Winnie
Directed by Joel Schumacher