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Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
Some lines shouldn't be crossed.Plot:
Medical students bring themselves near death; their experiment begins to go awry. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
How 'Flatliners' Went From a Verb to a Noun (From The Wrap. 9 November 2009, 5:05 PM, PST)
Sutherland 'had no passion with Roberts'
(From digitalspy. 29 May 2009, 7:33 AM, PDT)
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When you come back, come back alone..... more (121 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Nelson | |
| Julia Roberts | ... | Dr. Rachel Mannus | |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | David Labraccio | |
| William Baldwin | ... | Dr. Joe Hurley | |
| Oliver Platt | ... | Randy Steckle | |
| Kimberly Scott | ... | Winnie Hicks | |
| Joshua Rudoy | ... | Billy Mahoney | |
| Benjamin Mouton | ... | Rachel's Father | |
| Aeryk Egan | ... | Young Nelson | |
| Kesha Reed | ... | Young Winnie | |
| Hope Davis | ... | Anne Coldren | |
| Jim Ortlieb | ... | Uncle Dave | |
| John Duda | ... | Young David (as John Joseph Duda) | |
| Megan Stewart | ... | Playground Kid | |
| Tressa Thomas | ... | Playground Kid |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
115 min | Finland:110 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
West Germany:16 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (TV rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #30218)Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: In the bathroom scene with Rachel and her father, the walls can be seen sliding back in order to make the set bigger for the 360 degree camera sweep. moreSoundtrack:
THE CLAPPING SONG moreFAQ
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This film has a decidedly weird setting, taking place in a school that's really old to begin with but it certainly doesn't look like any sterile medical school environment. Very Gothic and atmospheric. As for the film itself, well, OK, the premise is a bit far-fetched but hey, that's why we watch movies, isn't it? And it's less far-fetched than some of the garbage that's out these days, that's for sure. Medical students are experimenting with 'short term' death, as in allowing themselves to be briefly dead so they can experience what the afterlife is like. It's kind of nice, in some cases, till parts of it come back with the voyager and start meddling in their earthbound lives. I hadn't seen this film in years till I got it on DVD and I have to say that I'd forgotten just how good it was. And it struck me that Julia Roberts looks truly beautiful in this film, not like actresses of today that are supposedly gorgeous but are dressed and made-up like cheap hookers. Ahh, the good old days. Anyway, this is a great flick, perhaps not for fundamentalist Christians but many others may enjoy it. 8 out of 10 stars.