# Flatliners (2017)

> Medical students who repeatedly induce brief deaths to study the afterlife discover that crossing the boundary awakens terrifying consequences rooted in their pasts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/266781

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast: Elliot Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemons, Beau Mirchoff, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Kiefer Sutherland
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039338/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, melodramatic, foreboding, horror movie night, remake comparison night

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