Bringing Out the Dead (1999): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 drama thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette. It runs 2 hours 1 minute and earned $16.8 million worldwide on a $55 million budget. Critics gave it 74% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 1m (121 min)
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $55M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bringing Out the Dead About?
The premise of Bringing Out the Dead without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
During a grueling 56-hour shift, paramedic Frank Pierce struggles to cope with the constant trauma of saving lives in a chaotic urban environment. Haunted by the patients he couldn’t save, he finds himself spiraling towards despair. Amidst the relentless suffering and death, he searches for moments of redemption, encountering a series of unforgettable and often disturbing cases that test his sanity and challenge his faith.
Bringing Out the Dead Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- paramedic
- manhattan new york city
- guilt complex
- post punk
- medical drama
- psychological thriller
- ghost
- ambulance
- rescue
- hell
- blood splatter
- voice over narration
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- fast motion scene
- empire state building manhattan new york city
- tied to a bed
- wrist slitting
- slapped in the face
- shot in the forehead
- shot in the chest
- shooting
- severed foot
- prostitute
- pistol
- mercy killing
- loss of father
- kicked in the face
- insomnia
- heroin
- head wound
- goth
- fish tank
- fish out of water
- falling from height
- ecstasy
- drunkenness
- drug dealer
- drug abuse
- director cameo
- dead baby
- cpr
- covered in blood
- carried over back
- car crash
- broken windshield
- broken leg
- blood
- bloody body of child
- blood on shirt
- beating
- baseball bat
Bringing Out the Dead Cast
Nicolas Cage leads the cast, with Patricia Arquette. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
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Director Martin Scorsese
More from Martin Scorsese
More films directed by Martin Scorsese, best-rated first: Goodfellas, The Irishman, Mean Streets and Raging Bull.
Bringing Out the Dead Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Bringing Out the Dead 74% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
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IMDb 6.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 74% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 70%
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Metacritic 72 Metascore
User score 7.5
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TMDB 66% User score
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Bringing Out the Dead Plot Summary
What happens in Bringing Out the Dead from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the heart of Manhattan, Frank Pierce, a paramedic haunted by depression, insomnia, and feelings of failure, grapples with the emotional toll of his job. After a traumatic incident in which he couldn’t save a homeless teen named Rose, he begins to see her ghost haunting his thoughts. It is during one tumultuous night that Frank, along with his partner Larry, answers a distress call from the family of Mr. Burke, who is in cardiac arrest. There, he meets Burke’s troubled daughter, Mary, a recovering addict, and learns of her link to Noel, a frequent hospital visitor battling drug addiction.
Full summary
The whole story of Bringing Out the Dead, scene by scene
Bringing Out the Dead Box Office & Budget
Bringing Out the Dead grossed $16.8 million worldwide on a $55 million budget, 31% of what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$16.8M
31% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $16.8M
- Budget
- $55M
Bringing Out the Dead Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 clip.
- Clip Nicolas Cage Gives Narcan - Full Scene
How Well Do You Know Bringing Out the Dead?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays the lead character, Frank Pierce?
Cars in Bringing Out the Dead
41 cars on screen, including the 1992 Ford Econoline and the 1992 Ford Econoline.
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1993 BMW M5 E34 Minor role -
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role
Bringing Out the Dead Also Known As
34 alternative titles, including “Vidas al límite” and “Laga'at B'Muv'it”.
- Also known as
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- Vidas al límite
- Laga'at B'Muv'it
- Između života i smrti
- Do kraen predel
- Stavrodrómia tis Psychís
- Voskreshaya mertvetsov
- À tombeau ouvert
- Vidas al Limite
- Bringing Out the Dead - Nächte der Erinnerung
- Yaşamın Kıyısında
- Al di là della vita
- Al límite
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- Воскрешая мертвецов
- Holtak útja
- Počítání mrtvých
- 救命士
- Σταυροδρόμια της Ψυχής
- לגעת במוות
- Vivendo no Limite
- Ciemna strona miasta
- До краен предел
- 穿梭鬼門關
- 비상 근무
- Por Um Fio
- 穿梭阴阳界
- Nattens skygger
- Viimase vindi peal
- Bėgti nuo mirties
- Între viață și moarte
- Између живота и смрти
- Med zivljenjem in smrtjo
- ฉีกชะตา ท้ามัจจุราช
- Воскрешаючи мерців
- 午夜速殺
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Bringing Out the Dead FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Bringing Out the Dead, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bringing Out the Dead?
Bringing Out the Dead runs 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
When was Bringing Out the Dead released?
Bringing Out the Dead was released on October 22, 1999.
Who directed Bringing Out the Dead?
Bringing Out the Dead was directed by Martin Scorsese.
More films by Martin Scorsese Who is in the cast of Bringing Out the Dead?
Bringing Out the Dead stars Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette.
How much did Bringing Out the Dead make at the box office?
Bringing Out the Dead grossed $16.8 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million.
How is Bringing Out the Dead rated?
Bringing Out the Dead has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.
Does Bringing Out the Dead have a post-credit scene?
No. Bringing Out the Dead has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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