The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project (2008)

Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Sci-Fi, Supernatural Drama  |   Release Date - Oct 21, 2008 (USA - Unknown), Oct 21, 2008 (USA)  |   Run Time - 100 min.  |   Countries - Canada, United Kingdom, United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern

Life, it seems, could not possibly improve for Ben Garvey (Paul Walker). Though officially an ex-criminal (a reformed thief), he's worked extra-diligently to bury the past and start over - via a promising job, a gorgeous wife (Piper Perabo) and a lovely daughter. Tragically, though, the past comes back to haunt Ben when others learn of his history and rip his job away; he travels from bad to worse by making the ill-advised decision to join his shyster brother in a "get rich quick" burglary scheme that goes tragically awry, leads to several deaths, and lands Ben on death row, poised for lethal injection. At the last waning moment, however, Ben comes to and mysteriously seems to have survived the needle. On a bizarre note, he finds himself in a rural psychiatric hospital where nothing is what it seems - plagued by demonic images and trailed by a mysterious figure (Lambert Wilson). One of the only sources of hope lies in the gorgeous psychiatrist (Linda Cardellini) who provides Ben with support, counsel and encouragement as he lingers in this odd, inexplicable realm.

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death-row, ex-convict, hospital, thief