Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999 · 121 min · EN · R · 6.6 (937 votes)
Dir. Martin Scorsese · Starring Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony · Music Elmer Bernstein

Saving someone's life is like falling in love.

Drama

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

VIBE

A relentless, hallucinatory plunge into the darkest corners of a city's night, felt through the eyes of a tormented soul. It's a gritty, dread-soaked journey through guilt and urban decay, with a propulsive, feverish energy that never lets up, leaving you breathless and unsettled.

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dying and deathnew york citycomabased on novel or bookambulancedrug addictionnight lifehallucinationambulance manalcoholismroad tripteacherhospitaldrugsillegal prostitutioneuthanasia
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