My Top Ten Healthcare Movies:

29 March, 2024 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for March, John Q., I have gathered My Top Ten Healthcare Movies! If you’re looking for the best film featuring healthcare in the storyline, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies that feature healthcare, doctors or nurses!

10. The Constant Gardener (2005)

Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine, Based on "The Constant Gardener" by John le Carré, Produced by Simon Channing Williams, Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, with Cinematography by César Charlone, and Edited by Claire Simpson, with Music by Alberto Iglesias, and Production companies: Focus Features, UK Film Council, Potboiler Productions, and Scion Films, Distributed by Universal Pictures (United Kingdom, through United International Pictures), and Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany) (2005)

9. Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)

Directed by George Miller, Written by George Miller, and Nick Enright, Produced by Doug Mitchell, and George Miller, Starring: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, with Cinematography by John Seale, and Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce, and Marcus D'Arcy, with Music by Stewart Copeland, and Production company: Kennedy Miller, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1992)

8. Miss Evers’ Boys (1997)

Genre: Historical drama, Based on David Feldshuh (play), Written by Walter Bernstein, Directed by Joseph Sargent, Starring: Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer, Joe Morton, Ossie Davis, with Music by Charles Bernstein, Executive producers: Robert Benedetti, and Laurence Fishburne, Producers: Derek Kavanagh, and Kip Konwiser, with Cinematography by Donald M. Morgan, and Editor: Michael Brown, Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 118 minutes, Production companies: Anasazi Productions, and HBO NYC Productions, Original Network: HBO (1997)

7. Wit (2001)

Genre: Drama, Based on "Wit" by Margaret Edson, Written by Emma Thompson, and Mike Nichols, Directed by Mike Nichols, Starring: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Audra McDonald, Eileen Atkins, with Music by Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Executive producers: Cary Brokaw, and Mike Nichols, Producer: Simon Bosanquet, with Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey, and Editor: John Bloom, Running time: 98 minutes, Production companies: HBO Films, and Avenue Pictures, Original Network: HBO (2001)

6. Something the Lord Made (2004)

Written by Peter Silverman, and Robert Caswell, Directed by Joseph Sargent, Starring: Mos Def, Alan Rickman, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Mary Stuart Masterson, Producers: Robert W. Cort, David Madden, Eric Hetzel, Julian Krainin, and Mike Drake, with Cinematography by Donald M. Morgan, and Editor: Michael Brown, Running time: 110 mins, Production companies: HBO Films, and Nina Saxon Film Design, Original Network: HBO (2004)

5. Sicko (2007)

Directed and written by Michael Moore, Produced by Michael Moore, and Megan O'Hara, Starring: Michael Moore, and Narrated by Michael Moore, with Cinematography by Jayme Roy, and Andrew Black, and Edited by Geoffrey Richman, Christopher Seward, and Dan Swietlik, with Music by Erin O'Hara, Production company: Dog Eat Dog Films, and Distributed by Lionsgate, and The Weinstein Company (2007)

4. John Q. (2002)

Directed by Nick Cassavetes, Written by James Kearns, Produced by Mark Burg, and Oren Koules, Starring: Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise, Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, with Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers, Edited by Dede Allen, Music by Aaron Zigman. Production company: Evolution Entertainment, Distributed by: New Line Cinema. (2002)

3. Patch Adams (1998)

Directed by Tom Shadyac, Screenplay by Steve Oedekerk, Based on "Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter" by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander, Produced by Mike Farrell, Barry Kemp, Marvin Minoff, Charles Newirth, and Marsha Garces Williams, Starring: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, Peter Coyote, with Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael Jr., and Edited by Don Zimmerman, with Music by Marc Shaiman, Production companies: Blue Wolf, Bungalow 78 Productions, and Farrell/Minoff, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1998)

2. Philadelphia (1993)

Directed by Jonathan Demme, and Written by Ron Nyswaner, Produced by Jonathan Demme, and Edward Saxon, Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, with Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto, and Edited by Craig McKay, with Music by Howard Shore, and Distributed by TriStar Pictures (1993)

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Film poster for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson. (1975)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Healthcare Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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