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1990

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Despite its occasional lapses into silly self-consciousness, Flatliners is one of the most intriguing and well-constructed supernatural thrillers of the 1990s. A group of brilliant medical students decide to literally play with life and death. They put themselves in suspended animation, electronically inducing a near-deathlike .. Read more

Starring	Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin
Director	Joel Schumacher
Genres	Thriller

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- Medical school student Nelson Wright (Sutherland) is so obsessed with research into the near-death experience that he... read more on Time Out
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  this is a film that ...
  
  this is a film that creates an atmosphere from the word go. snapping you to attention and making you seriously think hard about what is contained within the ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Jul 2004 at 21:53
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  original and very exciting
  
  original and really good, good casts and .. everything :) expecially if you were always interested in what can happen after death. you can`t figure out what ... read more »
  
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- - Zsinka80
  - 13 reviews
  - 15 May 2012 at 10:15
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  Very original, clever and disturbing.
  
  DESPITE the fact that FLATLINERS (1990) was released at a time in my life when I was going through a really bad time - I still like this film very much. It is ... read more »
  
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- - MAXIMILIAN
  - 165 reviews
  - BURNHAM
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 15:19
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  Death Will Become You??
  
  A Very Ludicrous, but Fascinating film...Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Julia Roberts were totally the right cast for this In my opinion. ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 181 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 16 Mar 2012 at 15:31
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  excellent film
  
  brilliant film that focuses on what happens if you died and came back.
  
  brilliantly done, great characters and storyline.
  
  defo recommended
  
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- 1101147
- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 10 Mar 2012 at 19:39
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  Amazing
  
  Brilliant film with a deep message. Great cast ! To be watched again and again !
  
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- 1010750
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  - London
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 14:45
- - 0
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  As tacky as an 80's Movida perm
  
  They need to re-make this BIG TIME.
  
  The story is there, right there, but no wonder this is from the 80's - as bad as an 80's perm (yes Julia... read more »
  
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- - vanilla_quiff
  - 284 reviews
  - Gatwick, England
  - 08 May 2011 at 14:32
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  Flatliners - Brat Pack Classic!
  
  Classic brat pack film - entertaining and has you on the edge of your seat a couple of times Defo worth a watch!
  
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- - Daniigirl
  - 127 reviews
  - Dorset
  - 29 Sep 2010 at 14:31
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  Flatliners
  
  A very good film with every actor doing a fantastic job. A good ending, very philosophical and definitely a must see. Don't watch it alone as it is a bit of... read more »
  
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  - Isleworth
  - 01 Sep 2009 at 15:25
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  Flatliners
  
  I ordered this because I am an Oliver Platt fan,
  
  but it was just too gruesome for me to watch.
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 25 Jun 2009 at 23:10
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  flat useless
  
  poor quality blu-ray transfer, week story line, ham acting, poor effects, and low budget sets.
  
  to be honest i was expecting more from such a great ... read more »
  
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  - Coventry
  - 25 Jun 2009 at 02:49
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  this is a film that ...
  
  this is a film that creates an atmosphere from the word go. snapping you to attention and making you seriously think hard about what is contained within the ... read more »
  
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  - HAILSHAM
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 21:53
- - 4
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  Fantastic!
  
  This is the perfect film for a night in with candles,yummy food and a bottle of wine.
  
  It keeps you captivated from beginning to end.
  
  A ... read more »
  
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- - Embrace
  - 47 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 09 Feb 2008 at 13:53
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  Great to revisit
  
  When this film first cam out I loved it! I loved the cast, I loved the premise behind it and I loved the eerie drama. It made me want to be a medical student in... read more »
  
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- - ian southerland
  - Stockport, England
  - 30 Dec 2005 at 11:19
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  i realy liked this ...
  
  i realy liked this film although i have seen it a few times before it is one of those films you can keep watching
  
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- - carl#67
  - WEYMOUTH
  - 29 Sep 2004 at 16:05
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  Flatliners
  
  A very good film with every actor doing a fantastic job. A good ending, very philosophical and definitely a must see. Don't watch it alone as it is a bit of... read more »
  
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  - Isleworth
  - 01 Sep 2009 at 15:25
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  EXCELLENT FILM!
  
  With a cast of Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Julia Roberts, this film couldn't go wrong. The story is about young doctors/scientists who want to ... read more »
  
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- - Marvel
  - Surrey
  - 29 Oct 2005 at 18:02
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  Not a bad movie.
  
  The characters want to view what is beyond death, and end up finding more than they wished to find. They bring back their deep burried memories/sins from the ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, England.
  - 08 Apr 2006 at 20:27
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  Think twice before you act in life
  
  It's the final message of the film, I think. It makes you think about bullying, punishment, karma and forgiveness issues, so in this way it's a very ... read more »
  
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- - Claudia Cuartas
  - London
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 15:16
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  Very Good
  
  This film is both erry and yet has a low level of comicness. It is about students willing to die for knowing that one truth that most of us dont want to. Very ... read more »
  
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  - Engalnd
  - 12 Jul 2006 at 16:07
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  watch again and again
  
  this film my fiancee loves and we watch again and again esp when on tv and nothing is on. is a good film and makes you wonder
  
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- - Hayley
  - london.england
  - 17 Oct 2006 at 16:54

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- Flatliners - Blu-ray
  
  A tense thriller in which hot-shot medical students embark on a series of daring experiments to get a peek at the face of death. Stopping their hearts until the vital signs register as flat lines, they then revive the subject. The group doesn't count on bringing anything back from their near-death ...

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  Despite its occasional lapses into silly self-consciousness, Flatliners is one of the most intriguing and well-constructed supernatural thrillers of the 1990s. A group of brilliant medical students decide to literally play with life and death. They put themselves in suspended animation, ...