Flatliners

1990

Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

66
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 54 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 93050 93.1K

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Plot summary

Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.


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Top cast

Julia Roberts as Dr. Rachel Mannus
Kevin Bacon as David Labraccio
Julie Warner as Joe's Woman
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by FlashCallahan 8 / 10

Today's a god day to die......

Seeking answers about the afterlife, Chicago medical student Nelson convinces his fellow pupils to help him end his life, and then resuscitate him in the nick of time.

Atheist David, playboy Joe, and troubled Rachel, also journey into the unknown, looking for meaning in their own lives.

As the experiments become more perilous, each is forced to contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing on the other side.........

Flat liners belongs in the category of films that are 'films that you should have seen when released, because they were more relevant back then'. I know people whom have seen it for the first time lately, and have loathed the film, but back when this was released, it felt fresh, new, and pretty amazing.

The concept is pretty simple, 'die for a few minutes, and then get haunted by your past mistakes' is pretty much what the film is, but it's what Schumacher does with the mise en scene that makes the film stand out ahead of other genre-alike films released in 1990.

The cast are all good, and all have their own arcs, except Platt, who is nothing more than the token whiner of the group. The death scenes are sublime, and are still pretty trippy to watch, especially Joes which is strangely erotically charged, but is accompanied with an amazing piece of music. Unfortunately though, his 'past mistakes' are sidelined as the other three are more involved, and psychologically more charged than his.

It's always great to see Sutherland get absolutely totalled by a child, and Roberts' is the eerie part of the film, even though hers was not her fault.

Bacon has the most intricate part of the film, as I'm sure that a lot of people went through/did what David did as a child.

Add some wonderful visuals, and some glorious 80's tropes, this is a film that doesn't stand the test of time, but for the lucky ones who where there when it was first released, it's a sumptuous, debauchorous, treat....

Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 9 / 10

Afterlife, Sins and Atonement

The medical student Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland) invites Joe Hurley (William Baldwin), David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon), Rachel Mannus (Julia Roberts) and Randy Steckle (Oliver Platt), who are friends from his class, to participate in a near death experiment where he will die for one minute to see whether there is afterlife or not. After the successful result, Nelson tells that there is something afterlife and hides that he saw the boy Billy Mahoney that he used to bully with his friends. The next to try is Joe, who likes to secretly videotape women that he has sex. He stays dead for a longer time and has an erotic experience. Then the atheist David is the next to try the experiment for a longer time. He sees the black girl Winnie Hicks that he used to bully at school, and later he is haunted by her. David tries to convince Rachel Mannus to avoid the experiment but she is already dead when he arrives at the university. Soon Rachel is haunted by her deceased father that she believes died because of her. David learns that Nelson is haunted and injured by Billy Mahoney and discovers that they are haunted by their sins and atonement is the only way out. What will happen to them?

"Flatliners" is a suspenseful horror film directed by Joel Schumacher in 1990 with a great cast. The storyline of afterlife, sins and atonement is original and well-resolved. Unfortunately this great storyline was recently used in a totally unnecessary remake. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Linha Mortal" ("Mortal Line")

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

Great actors

Five ambitious medical students run a dangerous experiment to try to glimpse at the afterlife. Rachel Mannus (Julia Roberts) is the sympathetic girl with a dark childhood trauma. David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon) is a renegade who has been suspended. He's a skeptic who doesn't believe in the afterlife. Joe Hurley (William Baldwin) is a womanizing douche. Randy Steckle (Oliver Platt) is the most cautious. Nelson (Kiefer Sutherland) is the leader Dr Frankenstein-type who finds something is going wrong with the experiment but doesn't tell the others.

These are some of the best young actors of the time. All five leads are wonderful. It's a little melodramatic but I like it here. There is some overacting especially Julia Roberts. It goes with the set overdesign. I love the art deco of the Museuem of Science & Industry exteriors. I love the artwork behind them when they're dissecting corpses. I love the ridiculously darkly lit hospital. It all has that surrealism.

On the other hand, it's not really a horror film as was advertised. Director Joel Schumacher can't find any scares even though they are many opportunities. That's not in his skill set. It's more a suspense thriller.

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