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This kind of collision between ethics and income is at the heart of Sidney Lumet’s “Critical Care,” a smart, hard-edged movie about how insurance policies essentially dictate modern medical care.
Medical resident Dr. Werner Ernst (James Spader) aspires to help sick people, but is constantly warned by his mentor, Dr. Butz (Albert Brooks), to treat only patients with good insurance coverage.
- (17)
- Sidney Lumet
- R
- James Spader
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.
Oct 31, 1997 · 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.
- (2.3K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1997-10-31
“Critical Care,” the 1997 film about end-of-life decisions directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the first novel of Richard Dooling, takes a shot at all three. There aren’t many obvious visuals in the depiction of health insurance, but “Critical” gives it a try.
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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Critical Care is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is a satire about American medicine. 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.
