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65% Critic Match
The Doctor
“An Uplifting Story About Finding New Meaning In Life.”
6.5 / 10• 1991• 2h 2m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
William Hurt
Jack
Lead
Christine Lahti
Anne
Elizabeth Perkins
June
Mandy Patinkin
Murray
Adam Arkin
Eli
Charlie Korsmo
Nicky
Wendy Crewson
Leslie Abbott
Bill Macy
Al Cade
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Randa Haines's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Doctor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
