Story Line
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
“Some lines shouldn't be crossed.”
Top Cast
Kiefer Sutherland
Nelson Wright
Julia Roberts
Rachel Mannus
Kevin Bacon
David Labraccio
William Baldwin
Joe Hurley
Oliver Platt
Randy Steckle
Kimberly Scott
Winnie Hicks
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1990-08-10
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
DramaScience FictionHorror
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User Reviews (4)
John Chard
7/10
•11/23/2014The 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...
GenerationofSwine
10/10
•1/12/2023Stop 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 wa...
Alunauwie
9/10
•9/30/2025Flatliners 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 be...
kevin2019
6/10
•2/13/2026"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 t...