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The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect

Evil will rise.

20155.31h 23m

Overview

Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.

Directed by David Gelb
Written by Jeremy Slater, Luke Dawson
Produced by Jason Blum, Matt Kaplan, Cody Zwieg
Box OfficeBudget: $3.3MRevenue: $64.1M

Top Cast

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Frank Walton

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Zoe McConnell

Donald Glover

Donald Glover

Niko

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Clay

Sarah Bolger

Sarah Bolger

Eva

Amy Aquino

Amy Aquino

President Dalley

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Mr. Wallace

Sean T. Krishnan

Sean T. Krishnan

Lawyer

Bruno Gunn

Bruno Gunn

Fireman

Ator Tamras

Ator Tamras

Burned Figure

Themes & Keywords

experimentafterlifeparanormaldeathevilresearcherpossesion

About The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of experiment, afterlife, paranormal, death, evil, researcher. Directed by David Gelb, it stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover. Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.

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