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The Good Doctor

2011 · 93 min

A slow, unsettling character study that makes you squirm as quiet desperation curdles into quiet menace.

Directed by
Lance Daly
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
Do no harm.
Overview
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.

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Directed by
Lance Daly
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • identity
  • corruption
  • guilt
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Lance Daly
Written by
John Enbom
Starring
Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow, Michael Peña, Troy Garity, J.K. Simmons, Wade Williams
Music
Brian Byrne
Cinematography
Yaron Orbach
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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