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The Lazarus Effect

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Sarah Bolger and Olivia Wilde in The Lazarus Effect (2015)
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A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
44K
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POPULARITY
6,489
146
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    • Director
      • David Gelb
    • Writers
      • Luke Dawson
      • Jeremy Slater
    • Stars
      • Olivia Wilde
      • Mark Duplass
      • Evan Peters
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    • Director
      • David Gelb
    • Writers
      • Luke Dawson
      • Jeremy Slater
    • Stars
      • Olivia Wilde
      • Mark Duplass
      • Evan Peters
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    • 197User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Sarah Bolger and Olivia Wilde in The Lazarus Effect (2015)
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    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Zoe
    Mark Duplass
    Mark Duplass
    • Frank
    Evan Peters
    Evan Peters
    • Clay
    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Eva
    Donald Glover
    Donald Glover
    • Niko
    Ray Wise
    Ray Wise
    • Mr. Wallace
    Scott Sheldon
    Scott Sheldon
    • Security Guard
    Emily Kelavos
    Emily Kelavos
    • Little Girl
    James Earl
    James Earl
    • Security Guard Terrence
    Amy Aquino
    Amy Aquino
    • President Dailey
    Sean T. Krishnan
    Sean T. Krishnan
    • Lawyer
    Ator Tamras
    Ator Tamras
    • Burned Figure
    Cato
    • Rocky the Dog
    Liisa Cohen
    Liisa Cohen
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Jennifer Floyd
    Jennifer Floyd
    • Firefighter
    • (uncredited)
    Bruno Gunn
    Bruno Gunn
    • Fireman
    • (uncredited)
    Scott L. Treger
    • Living Cadaver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Gelb
    • Writers
      • Luke Dawson
      • Jeremy Slater
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    • Trivia
      The name "Zoe" is the Greek word for life.
    • Goofs
      When calling out the current being applied to each subject, Zoe uses kilovolts (kV). During the attempt on the second dog, Zoe calls out "11 kilowatts" instead.
    • Quotes

      Zoe: I went somewhere.

      Frank: That was a dream!

      Zoe: No, it was hell!

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Nanny Version
      Written by Coxsone Dodd (as Clement Dodd)

      Performed by Dennis Alcapone

      Courtesy of Studio One

    User reviews197

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    A Few Interesting Ideas Ruined by Poor Execution
    The Lazarus Effect (2015)

    ** (out of 4)

    A group of scientist discover a formula that could help bring the dead back to life. The main scientist Frank (Mark Duplass) and his fiancé (Olivia Wilde) mess up when signing their contract and end up getting kicked out of the laboratory. Needing to get enough of their records to carry on, the group sneak back into the lab but after an accident Frank's fiancé is killed. They decide to use the formula to bring her back to life but things don't go as planned.

    THE LAZARUS EFFECT has a few interesting ideas and some great performances, which keep it from being a complete trainwreck but there's no question that the film doesn't take its subject serious enough to have the film work. There's no question that there are elements of FLATLINERS here but people will also be thinking of LUCY, which was released the previous year as this film.

    It should be noted that without the end credits this movie runs just 76 minutes, which is extremely short in today's time. I personally love shorter movies but this one here is just so uneven that the film pretty much ends just as you feel it should be taking off. I say that because there are some interesting ideas about Heaven and Hell here but sadly very few of them are fully explored because once the fiancé is brought back to life the film turns into a rather generic horror movie. I'm not sure why the screenplay would introduce such good idea but then not do anything with them and especially since the film is so short and could have been expanded on.

    The performances in the film is what save it and help carry the material. Both Duplass and Wilde are very good and especially believable in their roles. Supporting players Sarah Bolger, Evan Peters and Donald Glover are also very good. Technically speaking the film features a nice score, good cinematography and the director certainly makes a professional looking film. With that said, THE LAZARUS EFFECT completely falls apart during the final fifteen minutes, which is a real shame.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Oct 24, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Reawakening
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Blumhouse Productions
      • Chapter One Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,801,570
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,203,437
      • Mar 1, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,356,892
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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