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Also known as Lazarus Effect

2015 film directed by David Gelb

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The Lazarus Effect is a 2015 American horror and science fiction film directed by David Gelb. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Slater, with production handled by Blumhouse Productions, Chapter One Films, and Relativity Media. Jason Blum served as producer. The cast includes Evan Peters, Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, and Donald Glover.

Set in California, the narrative explores themes of experiment, afterlife, and paranormal activity. The film was distributed by Relativity Media and Netflix, with a release date of January 29, 2015, and a runtime of 83 minutes. It was released in the United States with an original language of English.

Critical reception included a review score of 16% and 31/100. The film had a budget of 3,300,000 and generated revenue of 64,110,728. It was assessed under the Bechdel test criteria.

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Film · TMDB

5.3

Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.

Released: 2015-01-2983 minDir: David GelbHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $3.3MBox office: $64.1M

Cast

  • Mark Duplass as Frank Walton
  • Olivia Wilde as Zoe McConnell
  • Donald Glover as Niko
  • Evan Peters as Clay
  • Sarah Bolger as Eva
  • Amy Aquino as President Dalley

Themes

  • experiment
  • afterlife
  • paranormal
  • death
  • evil
  • researcher
  • possesion

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Ratings

IMDb

5.2/10

48,821 votes

Year
2015
Runtime
83 min
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
David Gelb
Screenwriter
Jeremy Slater
Cast member
Bruno Gunn
Producer
Jason Blum
Production company
Blumhouse Productions
Cinematographer
Michael Fimognari
Narrative location
California
Duration
83
FilmAffinity ID
350913
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2015-04-09
title
The Lazarus Effect
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
31/100
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