Flatliners

Name: Flatliners
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: September 29, 2017
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Anna Arden, Beau Mirchoff, Charlotte McKinney, Daniela Barbosa, Diego Luna

2017

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Flatliners

Movie Details & Credits

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 29, 2017

Starring: Anna Arden, Beau Mirchoff, Charlotte McKinney, Daniela Barbosa, Diego Luna, Ellen Page, Ellie Patrikios, Jacob Soley, James Norton, Kiefer Sutherland, Kiersey Clemons, Madison Brydges, Miguel Anthony, Nina Dobrev, Steve Byers, Tyler Hynes

Summary: Five medical students, obsessed by the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife. But as their experiments become increasingly dangerous, they areFive medical students, obsessed by the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife. But as their experiments become increasingly dangerous, they are each haunted by the sins of their pasts, brought on by the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.… Expand

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 109 min

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IGN - William Bibbiani

Sep 29, 2017

Flatliners had every opportunity to improve on the original, and it doesn’t take most of them. It falls flat as a horror movie but the cast is good enough, and the sci-fi concepts are interesting enough, to keep it from crashing completely. Read full review

Movie Nation - Roger Moore

Sep 29, 2017

It all adds up to “not half-bad,” with Page managing the emotional high point and Clemons and Norton delivering the near-laughs and Luna the sober man-of-science common sense. Tricky thing about half-bad, though. That means, at its best, it’s only half good. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Christian Holub

Oct 1, 2017

It often feels like Flatliners is trapped between multiple genres without knowing exactly what kind of movie it wants to be, and the result is a confused mess. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 1, 2017

The whole thing is too much of a tease, and once you figure that out, there's no actual suspense to speak of, just momentary manipulations. Read full review

The Verge - Tasha Robinson

Oct 2, 2017

Every retread of a familiar story has to bring something new to the table, if it’s going to justify its existence. Instead, this is yet another cinematic Frankenstein’s monster, stitched together out of scavenged parts, and shocked back to life for no clear or compelling reason. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - John DeFore

Sep 29, 2017

Instead of improving on the original's visualization of the liminal state between life and death, director Niels Arden Oplev turns the conceit into just another excuse for rote haunting, making this Flatliners often indistinguishable from its 2017 thriller peers. Read full review

New York Magazine (Vulture) - David Edelstein

Oct 2, 2017

I wish I could tell you they made a mistake and it’s not so bad, but, as Andy Kaufman’s Foreign Man would put it, “Ees so bad, ees terrible.” Read full review

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Rafail

Dec 19, 2017

A fascinating film and a fascinating plot. Remarkably chosen actor's composition. Very interesting story. Beautiful shooting. On a ten-point scale, I put nine out of ten. Because the film really captures the whole picture. The actor's game was on top.

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TheVoidsCellar

Oct 23, 2017

Here we go another scary remake for your viewing pleasure, a tale about what lies on the other side of the veil. first and foremost whatever you think this movie is, you hit it on the head, from start to finish its predictable which might i add is not always a bad thing, sometimes the viewerHere we go another scary remake for your viewing pleasure, a tale about what lies on the other side of the veil. first and foremost whatever you think this movie is, you hit it on the head, from start to finish its predictable which might i add is not always a bad thing, sometimes the viewer needs to know what is going to happen especially in complex stories, alas this is not a complex story.

the main premise of this remake is the main character Courtney (Played by Ellen Page) accidentally killed her younger sister in a car accident, nine years later she is the most unprofessional med student in a hospital I've ever seen, she asks a patient that has just been brought in "your heart stopped beating for (insert time here), what was that like? did you see a light? a tunnel?" who asks that? where did you learn your bed side manner? the YouTube comment section? moving on, she then tries to recruit other med students (by lying to them) and then talks one of them into killing her with a plan to bring her back, so after that has happened she is able to do amazing things, then the others want their go as well, why? i don't know. i don't really want to die thanks, but you do you. after sometime she starts getting spooked and freaking out, same slowly happens to the others, their guilt manifesting as "Something" (demon, ghost, god no clue they never tell you) after Ellen Page's character has a run in with her dead sister they come to the conclusion they need to apologise for what they did wrong. and that seems to fix things. with a tale of love and loss, and growing as a person they end up being better people for it. this is your run of the mill jump scare movie, down the middle of the road, average, decent, worth the $8AUD i paid (special deal) i think you could skip it or watch it if you really want to go to the movies but nothing is on (like i did) great sit and stare movie, don't think too much about it… Expand

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mijxero

Oct 26, 2017

This teeters on the lower scores for me. It had some really well done scares in a few places. It started off pretty strong, but it quickly fell apart like throwing a ball of yarn. Soon towards the end nothing really made sense and character actions were equally as baffling. Even theThis teeters on the lower scores for me. It had some really well done scares in a few places. It started off pretty strong, but it quickly fell apart like throwing a ball of yarn. Soon towards the end nothing really made sense and character actions were equally as baffling. Even the resolution made me question the whole movie. How do you remake a movie worse? I mean the story was already written for you.… Expand

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Jokohama

Apr 28, 2018

Faint story and characters. You can not remember much about this movie after watching.

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2017

Completely lost, no scares, no tension, terrible acting and terrible script. I wasn't a fan of the original but at least that one had the atmosphere, this one never walks, never gets momentum, it never gets interesting or at least entertaining.

Cheap and worthlesss remake, seriously, whatCompletely lost, no scares, no tension, terrible acting and terrible script. I wasn't a fan of the original but at least that one had the atmosphere, this one never walks, never gets momentum, it never gets interesting or at least entertaining.

Cheap and worthlesss remake, seriously, what is the point if this film represents those results?… Expand

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TVJerry

Oct 4, 2017

This remake follows the story from the original: a group of medical students decides to stop their hearts so they can study near-death experiences. Naturally, (or unnaturally) the results start out promisingly, but go expectedly wrong. Not only is the concept stale, but the effects aren'tThis remake follows the story from the original: a group of medical students decides to stop their hearts so they can study near-death experiences. Naturally, (or unnaturally) the results start out promisingly, but go expectedly wrong. Not only is the concept stale, but the effects aren't inventive and the tension is non-existent. Even Ellen Page, who's usually excellent, can't rise above the pedestrian writing and dull direction. Without any originality or virtues, this film is diagnosed lifeless.… Expand

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OnlyAGreatOnly

Oct 14, 2017

The movie is boring, stupid, friend request-like, uncomfortable, and unlike good! The movie is stupid! Adults will hate this! The movie should fail! I do not like this movie!

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

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