Life on the Line

Name: Life on the Line
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: November 18, 2016
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Devon Sawa, Gil Bellows, John Travolta, Julie Benz, Kate Bosworth

2016

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Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: November 18, 2016 | R

Starring: Devon Sawa, Gil Bellows, John Travolta, Julie Benz, Kate Bosworth

Summary: Life on the Line is an action thriller and family drama centered on Beau (John Travolta), his beloved niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work "on the line" and keep the electric grid running. These unsung heroes brave raging storms and dangerously dizzying heights in their dedication to keeping theLife on the Line is an action thriller and family drama centered on Beau (John Travolta), his beloved niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work "on the line" and keep the electric grid running. These unsung heroes brave raging storms and dangerously dizzying heights in their dedication to keeping the populace safe. Toiling hundreds of feet in the air on wires carrying as much as 500,000 volts of electricity, tragedy is often inches away. Haunted by the electrocution death of his brother, Beau is devoted to Bailey and determined to see her go off to college and away from the life of linemen. Bailey has other plans, which include the strapping second-generation lineman Duncan (Devon Sawa), whom Beau despises. A deadly tempest is brewing and headed straight to their Texas town. Beau, Duncan and a legion of linemen are thrust into the eye of the storm and must face down impending disaster to keep their community connected. [Lionsgate Premiere]… Expand

Director: David Hackl

Genre(s): Action, Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Noel Murray

Nov 17, 2016

Life on the Line traffics in piled-on, predictable melodrama, with only intermittent sparks. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Nov 18, 2016

This is one of those “based on true events” movies that give you the distinct feeling that the true events deserved better. Read full review

Dan Gunderman

Nov 17, 2016

Director David Hackl’s Life on the Line is supposed to be a moving story about men working electrical lines. Viewers, however, might require a high-voltage shock just to endure it. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Dec 19, 2016

The narrative is so predictable that, when an outburst of trash-talking doesn’t escalate into a barroom brawl, it’s not just surprising, it’s pretty close to shocking. Read full review

Keith Watson

Nov 14, 2016

For a film about such a singular profession, Life on the Line offers surprisingly little insight into linemen's day-to-day labor. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Nov 16, 2016

The slumming stars actually make the situation worse for everyone; Life On The Line plays like an ego trip without any accompanying fun. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Nov 17, 2016

Underappreciated occupations deserve better than the cliché-clogged, utterly predictable Life on the Line, a terrible movie about the workers who keep the electrical grid functioning. Read full review

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crafty7

Feb 25, 2017

this is the WORST mcfreaking movie I have ever seent! I wanted to stab my eyeballs rather than watching this film. the jabronis that came up with this idea need to get fired IMMEDIATELY because the idea SUCKED and i wanted to DIE!!!!!

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