Flatliners
Sign in to saveFlatliners is a 1990 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. The film is about five medical students who attempt to find out what lies beyond death by conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences. The film was shot on the campus of Loyola University Chicago between October 1989 and January 1990, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1990 (
Film · TMDB
6.5Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Released: 1990-08-10115 minDir: Joel SchumacherDrama, Science Fiction, Horror
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Nelson Wright
- Julia Roberts as Rachel Mannus
- Kevin Bacon as David Labraccio
- William Baldwin as Joe Hurley
- Oliver Platt as Randy Steckle
- Kimberly Scott as Winnie Hicks
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.6/10
97,935 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
55/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Flatliners
- Film.image
- Flatliners.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
- Film.director
- Joel Schumacher
- Film.writer
- Peter Filardi
- Film.music
- James Newton Howard
- Film.cinematography
- Jan de Bont
- Film.editing
- Robert Brown
- Film.studio
- Stonebridge Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 114 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
Key dates
- Published
- 22 November 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Flatliners
- Main subject
- atonement in Christianity
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast member
- Julie Warner
- Composer
- David A. Stewart
- Producer
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Flatliners is a 1990 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. The film is about five medical students who attempt to find out what lies beyond death by conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences. The film was shot on the campus of Loyola University Chicago between October 1989 and January 1990, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1990 (Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin). The film was theatrically released on August 10, 1990, by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $61 million at the box office.
A follow-up film directed by Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev was released in September 2017, also featuring Sutherland in a starring role.
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1990 American films1990 drama films1990 English-language films1990 films1990 horror films1990 psychological thriller films1990 science fiction films1990 science fiction horror films1990s horror drama films1990s psychological drama films1990s psychological horror films1990s science fiction drama films