Flatliners

"You haven't lived until you've died."

Sep 29 2017 PG-13 1h 49m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for a short period of time, they have a near-death experience…

Plot

A medical student, Courtney, is obsessed with the idea of the afterlife, wanting to find out what happens after death. She invites fellow students Jamie and Sophia to join her in an experiment, in an unused hospital room: using defibrillation to stop her heart for sixty seconds while recording her brain, and then reviving her. She assures them they would not be held responsible for any accidents. Sophia is against this, but Jamie does it anyway. After sixty seconds, they panic as they are unable to revive her, but eventually manage to with the help of fellow student Ray. Later, Marlo, a rival of Ray, arrives and learns of the experiment..

Written by

Peter Filardi, Ben Ripley

Directed by

Niels Arden Oplev

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Laurence Mark Productions, Furthur Films, Cross Creek Pictures, Columbia Pictures, The Safran Company

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
52,334
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
27
Popularity
NA