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66% Critic Match
Bringing Out the Dead
“Any call can be murder, any stop can be suicide, any night can be the last.”
6.6 / 10• 1999• 2h 1m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nicolas Cage
Frank Pierce
Lead
Patricia Arquette
Mary Burke
John Goodman
Larry Verber
Ving Rhames
Marcus
Tom Sizemore
Tom Wolls
Marc Anthony
Noel
Mary Beth Hurt
Nurse Constance
Cliff Curtis
Cy Coates
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Scorsese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bringing Out the Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
