Medical movies

A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband.

Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to empathize with his patients and appreciate a life outside his career.

Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.

The true story of the heroic Hunter "Patch" Adams who's determined to become a medical doctor because of his desire to help other people. He ventures where no doctor ever ventured before utilizing humor and pathos.

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

A newly admitted mental patient helps his docile companions defy the tyrannical head nurse.

Dr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.

Dr. Richard Sturgess and his colleagues cut red tape at a poorly-run hospital for veterans.

Dr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Deborah, a student who discovers that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches art, Andy's a college dean. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.

John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.

A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

"My Own Country" tells the story of an East Indian doctor who settles in Johnson City, Tennessee. The doctor's name is Abraham Verghese, and he specializes in infectious diseases. It's 1985, and AIDS is spreading from the big cities to the rural areas. Abraham takes AIDS as his personal crusade and is soon well-known for his compassion and non-judgmental treatment. He soon becomes overwhelmed with patients from the surrounding states, which strains his marriage.

A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.

The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike.

Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.