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Flatliners (1990)
Some lines shouldn't be crossed.
Director: Joel Schumacher Rated R for language,
intense, scary scenes
  Starring:
Keifer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin,
Oliver Platt, Kimberly Scott
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"I did not come to
medical school to murder my classmates,
no matter how deranged
they might be." -
Randy Steckle
Why watch this?
You'll love this electrifying thriller about the death
experience.
Plot Summary: Five
ambitious medical students engage in a dangerous experiment:
they temporarily stop their hearts to experience near-death
states, hoping to glimpse the afterlife. However, their
unauthorized journeys into the unknown bring back unsettling
consequences that threaten their lives in the waking world. The
students must then confront the frightening repercussions of
their forbidden foray into the realm between life and death.
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Dad's Preview:
Yes, I am aware that it's a silly premise concocted to simply enable
Hollywood's prettiest faces to star together and enthrall its
audience. That is kind of the definition of the term movies. Here, our
young actors 'kill' one of their own, then count
the seconds before reviving them. Then they record what that
subject experienced. As they push the dead time longer,
the mental toll taken is more extreme and, horribly, more
mind-altering. It is a thrilling film and will hold your
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Stonebridge Entertainment; Columbia Pics
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