Flatliners (1990)
Flatliners is a 1990 American sci-fi thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt. Five medical students use physical science in an attempt to find out what lies beyond death. They conduct clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences. The tagline, "Some lines shouldn't be crossed", suggests that the movie is intended as a mad scientist story. The movie was directed by Joel Schumacher, and it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1990 (Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin). The film was set in Chicago Illinois in 91 days on October 23, 1989 and January 22, 1990.
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