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From acclaimed director Martin Scorsese (Casino, Taxi Driver) comes one of his most compelling and unforgettable movies. Nicolas Cage stars as Frank Pierce, a paramedic on the brink of madness from too many years of saving and losing lives. One fateful night, Frank meets Mary Burke (Patricia Arquette), the daughter of a man Frank tried to save. Together, Frank and Mary confront the ghosts of the past, and discover that redemption can be found among the living. Co-starring John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Tom Sizemore.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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71%- Reviews Counted: 105
- Fresh: 75
- Rotten: 30
- Average Rating: 6.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: This film dances on the edge of flat-lining just like the DOAs that are Frank's stock-in-trade.
Fresh: A fiery masterpiece!
Fresh: Bringing Out the Dead is stunning to look at; unfortunately, it's not terribly satisfying to watch.
Fresh: Its hard-to-pin-down tone is frighteningly original -- simultaneously world-weary and adolescent with an aura of perpetual anxiety, as if the characters and filmmakers were in pursuit of a catharsis everyone knows will never come.
Customer Reviews
Great representation of a medic's city life
This movie definitely takes a different approach than most Scorsese movies. It is dark and direct, and captures a very real essence of the city as well as emergency medical care under insomnia. Perhaps insomnia AND the desire to make a difference is the most notable element in the film. Nicholas Cage and Patricia Arquette play characters that are very easy to identify with. Even the director himself makes an appearance, as Cage's boss!
A must see for ALL EMS personnel!!
My husband and I went to see this in the theater and we were laughing so hard we almost had to leave! This movie represents everything we ever thought about or wished we could do. It's deep and dark and funny, just like almost every day out there on the streets.
Really pegs a time and a place
This film really captures the FEEL of working EMS in Midtown NY in the early nineties.
Even though it has a few fanciful moments, the feel is just right.
Naturally, the book is great, too.
And for those of you who missed this time and place, more of this film is true to life than you might think.
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