Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "controversial-medical-treatment"

1. Old (2021)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff

Votes: 162,312 | Gross: $48.28M

2. (Un)Well (2020)

TV-MA | Documentary

This docu-series takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry, which touts health and healing. But do these wellness trends live up to their promises?

Star: Jennifer Julian

Votes: 1,245

3. The Outsider (1939)

90 min | Drama, Romance

A controversial osteopath sets out to cure the daughter of a famous surgeon - and falls in love with her in the process.

Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Mary Maguire, George Sanders, Barbara Blair, Peter Murray-Hill

Votes: 51

4. Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood Like a House on Fire (2021– )

152 min | Documentary

'Dysphoric' is a four-part documentary series on the rise of Gender Identity Ideology, its effects on women and girls - especially in developing countries.

Stars: Sasha Ayad, David Bell, Michael Biggs, Jennifer Bilek

Votes: 118

5. Trans - I Got Life (2021)

95 min | Documentary

We accompany a world-renowned transgender surgeon and his patients, each in a different stage of gender reassignment. A film full of feeling that unfolds the full spectrum and radicalness of this transition.

Directors: Imogen Kimmel, Doris Metz | Stars: Rikku Raimondi, Mikael Panci Pancak, Elisabeth Sophia Landsteiner, Julius Klemz

Votes: 29

6. Transkriget (2023)

Documentary

Investigating the dramatic increase in the diagnosis of gender dysphoria and 'gender affirming' care among children.

Stars: Aleksa Lundberg, Mikael Landén, Helen Joyce, Christopher Gillberg

Votes: 13

7. Het transgenderprotocol (2023)

42 min | Documentary, Short

An investigation into the 'Dutch Protocol' - the scientific basis for adolescent transgender medicine - which was developed in Amsterdam and is facing increased international scrutiny

Director: Sander Rietveld | Stars: Hannah Barnes, Annelou de Vries, Mikael Landén

8. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: The Feverman (1988)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A skeptical doctor wants to prove to his desperate friend with a sick daughter that the local legendary healer he wants to see is a fraud.

Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: John C. Vennema, David McCallum, Abby Lewis, Patrick Garner

Votes: 262

9. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Falling (2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A fatality in a crane accident leads prosecutors to a case involving the victim's wife, who is discovered to be in a coma, and a controversial procedure that could intentionally stunt a handicapped young girl's growth.

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 538

10. Surface (2022– )
Episode: Psychogenic (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Sophie pushes the boundaries to speed up her memory in hope of bringing forward any deep dark secrets buried in her mind. Sophie is determined to find out the truth about 'that' night.

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud

Votes: 171