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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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 29, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Anna Arden, Beau Mirchoff, Charlotte McKinney, Daniela Barbosa, Diego Luna, Ellie Patrikios, Elliot Page, 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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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

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

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

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

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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Sanjana7

May 25, 2020

This movie kept me hooked for 2 hours. Absolutely gripping and a very good premise. Honestly all the bad reviews show the underlying racism; there’s too many ethnic looking characters in this movie. Thank god someone is finally pushing the boundaries.

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johnbobs1

Jan 22, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A decent film that, with a little more effort and thought, could've been so much more. A solid enough sci fi premise, decent effects and unsettling horror sequences are sometimes let down by average acting, annoying sequences and unoriginality. Watchable but fairly average.… Expand

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BrianMcCritic

Dec 27, 2017

An unnecessary as unnecessary could be. Flatliners is poorly executed most of the way through. There are a few scares late that work pretty well but the ending is absurd. D+

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CineAutoctono

Oct 21, 2017

"Flatliners" the remake of the 1990 film, was very pretentious and bad, the story was regular, but in itself the performances were the weakest point of the film, and the story with its twists, and its course ended up worsening the things.

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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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Broyax

Jul 26, 2021

Avec la jolie Ellen Page, ceci est un remake du vieux navet de 1990 avec Julie Robert et Kiefer ’24h’ (qui a ironiquement un petit rôle là-dedans…) et malgré la petite Ellen, cette ‘expérience’ est aussi désastreuse que la précédente. Les quatre clampins qui étudient l’activité cérébrale uneAvec la jolie Ellen Page, ceci est un remake du vieux navet de 1990 avec Julie Robert et Kiefer ’24h’ (qui a ironiquement un petit rôle là-dedans…) et malgré la petite Ellen, cette ‘expérience’ est aussi désastreuse que la précédente. Les quatre clampins qui étudient l’activité cérébrale une fois morts (mais qui ressuscitent, rassurez-vous) n’ont pas inventé l’eau tiède.

Ni les scénaristes d’ailleurs, lesquels devaient avoir ce qui leur tient de cerveau réduit à une très simple marmelade au moment de boulotter un tissu de conneries pareil…! pourtant, le sujet permet bien des possibilités, si tant est qu’on ait un peu d’imagination mais ici, l’on se borne à de la psychologie de comptoir et du bisounoursisme (mentalité de bisounours) autoflagellatoire.

C’est donc aussi niais que ça en a l’air, désespérément stupide et particulièrement lent, ce qui n’arrange rien, bien au contraire ! En résumé, c’est nul à chier des briques (à la chaîne).… Expand

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