Flatliners

Director: Niels Arden Oplev, Niels Oplev Niels Arden Oplev

Overview

Eager to find out what the afterlife is like, five adventurous medical students seek out near-death experiences by stopping their hearts for a brief period of time. However, their haunting visions of the great beyond eventually turn nightmarish and take over their waking lives. Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, and Kiersey Clemons star in this remake of the 1990 sci-fi thriller of the same name. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/26/2017
UPC:	0043396492998
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	47,409

Special Features

Just What the Doctor Ordered; The Ultimate Question

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elliot Page	Courtney
Diego Luna	Ray
Nina Dobrev	Marlo
Kiefer Sutherland	Nelson
Kiersey Clemons	Sophia
Beau Mirchoff	Brad
Daniela Barbosa	Haley
Steve Byers	Sam
Tyler Hynes	Lane
Madison Brydges	Tessa
Jacob Soley	Alex
Anna Arden	Alicia
Miguel Anthony	Cyrus Gudgeon
Jenny Raven	Irina Wong
Charlotte McKinney	Girl On Bicycle
Wendy Raquel Robinson	Sophia's Mother
Lisa Codrington	Chief Resident
Emily Piggford	Neurology Resident
Martha Girvin	Neurology Residents
Taylor Trowbridge	Lauren
Nadine Roden	Paramedic
Richard Young	The Dean's Secretary
Mary Grant	Radiologist
Stefano Di Matteo	Paramedic
Jimi Shlag	Burly Patient
Natasha Bromfield	ICU Nurse
Jelena Savic	Conference Room Medical Student
Brian King	Chemistry Teacher
Ali Schwartz	Mean Girl
Dallas Poynter	Mean Girl
Avery Bederman	Mean Girl
Dan Gallagher	TEMC Dean
Jessica Rose	Puzzle Nurse
James Norton	Jamie
Nathan Barr	Composer

Technical Credits

Ben Ripley

Peter Filardi

Niels Arden Oplev	Director,Director
Peter Safran	Producer
Michael Douglas	Producer
Laurence Mark	Producer
Ben Ripley	Screenwriter
Peter Filardi	Screenwriter
Hassan Taher	Executive Producer,Producer
Brian Oliver	Executive Producer,Producer
David Blackman	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Mitas	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Bederman	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Saintsbury	Special Effects
Derek Barnes	Stunts
Vincent Rother	Stunts
Peter Schultz	Sound/Sound Designer
Angela Demo	Casting
Paul Gosse	Sound Mixer
David Esparza	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Flatliners may be a remake of a mostly forgotten Joel Schumacher film, but it's a remake that does more than just recycle old ideas -- it reimagines its central themes to make them relevant for a younger generation. The movie follows five brilliant medical students (Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, and Kiersey Clemons) as they study the dangerous frontier of brain activity immediately following death; they quickly turn themselves into test subjects, stopping their hearts and relying on the others to resuscitate them before it's too late. At first, these experiences, which the group collectively dub "flatlining," seem to give the students superhuman stamina and increased brain function. However, they soon realize that there is a dark side to their experiments, as they find themselves haunted by past failures and mistakes. The science behind the film is predictably shaky -- as is usually the case in stories that deal with concepts that are still mysterious to the medical community. But beneath its literal surface, the movie makes a lot of interesting points about the pressure to succeed (and the fear of failure) felt by many millennials. Each student is haunted by a past mistake, and they push themselves to their limits, both physically and mentally, in an attempt to transcend those mistakes...until they are finally forced to face up to their troubled pasts. Director Niels Arden Oplev deals with these existential themes admirably, and the cast all give fine performances, but viewers expecting a pulse-pounding sci-fi horror film are likely to be disappointed. Still, for those who like their thrillers with a bit of a cerebral edge, Flatliners is a mostly satisfying ride and a welcome example of a remake that brings something new to the table.