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Medicine Man

1992 · 106 min

A lush, old-fashioned jungle adventure that pairs prickly banter with earnest ecological concern and a slow-burning romance.

Directed by
John McTiernan
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Tagline
He turned his back on civilization. Only to discover he had the power to save it.
Overview
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.

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Directed by
John McTiernan
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • nature
  • environment
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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