The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

Cheating death is only the beginning

Directed by John Glenn

Produced by Scion Films, Be Good Productions

200899 min6.0 / 10

A dark, metaphysically unsettling thriller about a death-row inmate who awakens in a mysterious psychiatric facility, forced to confront questions of redemption, damnation, and the nature of his own existence.

After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.

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  • Is The Lazarus Project scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Lazarus Project sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Lazarus Project easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Lazarus Project violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does The Lazarus Project end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

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