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Critical Care

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

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?

1h 47m1997RTMDb 6.2

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
31 October 1997
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (47 votes)

Production

Director
Sidney Lumet
Studios
Mediaworks, ASQA Film Partnership, Live Entertainment
Countries
United States of America, Australia

Box Office

Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$271,000.0
Profit
$11.7M loss
Return
0.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English