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Oct 31, 1997 · The film is a stimulating mix of a medical drama and a courtroom showdown, with broad comedy from Brooks, a little sexual blackmail, and a touching subplot involving another terminally ill patient who thinks he is being visited by the devil.
Critical Care is a fairly straightforward film when you boil it down. There isn't a lot going on here, but what it has to offer is entertaining enough. It's a witty little film with fun characters and great performances.
Critical Care: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft. A hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half-sisters on whether to pull their comatose dad's life support.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1997-10-31
Critical Care is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is a satire about American medicine. [1][2] The screenplay by Steven Schwartz is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Dooling and stars James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Anne Bancroft, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Wright, and Albert Brooks.
Sidney Lumet’s “Critical Care” is a great film about “end of life” care and how important it is to have a living will and a last will and testament. This film exposed the underbelly of the contemporary medical system in the form of hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies.
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- Sidney Lumet
Nov 14, 1997 · Blithely directed by Sidney Lumet, Critical Care takes off on the ways that law, profit, technology, and — yes — compassion have combined to create new ethical nightmares in medicine. It’s ...
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Critical Care Reviews. 1997. 1 hr 47 mins. Drama, Comedy. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Sidney Lumet's satirical look at hospital care, corrupt insurance companies and greedy, cynical doctors...
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