Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- melodramatic
- foreboding
- horror movie night
- remake comparison night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the remake repetitive, clichéd, visually cheap, and unable to turn its promising near-death premise into effective horror or science fiction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Courtney recruits fellow medical students to undergo controlled cardiac arrest and record their brain activity.
The students’ near-death experiences are connected to past misdeeds and guilty consciences.
The experiment takes place in an unused hospital room using defibrillation and brain-recording equipment.
The film is a 2017 remake of the 1990 Flatliners and follows the same central near-death experiment template.
Films like Flatliners, and why
Flatliners
Shared premise of medical experimentation, altered consciousness, supernatural consequences, and ethical danger surrounding death.
The Lazarus Effect
Shared science fiction horror interest in near-death experiences, clinical experimentation, and unsettling consequences of crossing natural boundaries.
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Shared medical setting, supernatural mystery, guilt-driven suspense, and young characters confronting forces beyond rational explanation.
The Keepers of Darkness
Shared ensemble horror structure in which experimentation with death unleashes frightening manifestations tied to personal guilt.
Movie Details
- Director
- Niels Arden Oplev
- Release Date
- 2017-09-28
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (2433)
Cast
- Elliot Page
- Diego Luna
- Nina Dobrev
- James Norton
- Kiersey Clemons
- Beau Mirchoff
- Wendy Raquel Robinson
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Madison Brydges
- Jacob Soley
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Flatliners about?
- Medical students who repeatedly induce brief deaths to study the afterlife discover that crossing the boundary awakens terrifying consequences rooted in their pasts.
- What is Flatliners like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flatliners as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flatliners violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flatliners as mild.
- What did critics think of Flatliners?
- Critics broadly found the remake repetitive, clichéd, visually cheap, and unable to turn its promising near-death premise into effective horror or science fiction.
- Which films are like Flatliners?
- Films with a similar feel include Flatliners, The Lazarus Effect, The Possession of Hannah Grace, and The Keepers of Darkness.
- How long is Flatliners?
- Flatliners runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Flatliners?
- In United States, Flatliners is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
