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The Doctor

1991 · 122 min

A sincere, slow-burning drama that makes you feel the chill of hospitals and the warmth of human connection, ultimately hopeful.

Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama
Starring
William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins
Tagline
An Uplifting Story About Finding New Meaning In Life.
Overview
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions.

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Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama
Starring
William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • healing
  • identity
  • death
  • parenthood
  • morality
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Randa Haines
Written by
Robert Caswell
Starring
William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Charlie Korsmo, Wendy Crewson, Bill Macy
Music
Michael Convertino
Cinematography
John Seale
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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