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Critical Care

At Memorial Hospital no one ever dies... Until their insurance runs out.

1997 · R · 1h 47m

Directed by Sidney Lumet

6.2

TMDB audience score
47 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

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Cast

  • James Spader
    Dr. Werner Ernst

  • Kyra Sedgwick
    Felicia E. Potter

  • Helen Mirren
    Stella

  • Albert Brooks
    Dr. Butz

  • Anne Bancroft
    Nun

  • Wallace Shawn
    Furnaceman

  • Jeffrey Wright
    Rafael ("Bed Two")

  • Margo Martindale
    Constance 'Connie' Potter

  • Philip Bosco
    Dr. Hofstader

  • Edward Herrmann
    Robert Payne

  • Colm Feore
    Richard Wilson

  • James Lally
    Poindexter

  • Bruno Dressler
    Joseph F. Potter

  • Al Waxman
    Sheldon Hatchett

  • Harvey Atkin
    Judge Fatale

  • Hamish McEwan
    Hansen

  • Jackie Richardson
    Mrs. Steckler

  • Barbara Eve Harris
    E.R. Nurse