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The Lazarus Project (2008)

The Lazarus Project poster
Directed by
John Glenn
Genre
drama film, horror film, thriller film, mystery film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 396 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal gets a second chance at life when he wakes up with a job at a psychiatric hospital. He tries to build a new life, but his past and strange events around the hospital pull him back.

mysterioussombersuspensefulgrittycontemplativeslow-burndarkuneasy

What happens

The Lazarus Project (formerly known as The Heaven Project) is a 2008 American drama/thriller film directed and written by John Patrick Glenn. It stars Paul Walker as Ben, a former criminal who gets a second chance at life after mysteriously waking up employed at a psychiatric hospital. Piper Perabo, Linda Cardellini, Malcolm Goodwin, Tony Curran, and Bob Gunton also star in the film, which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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