Genre: Medical Drama
Medical drama runs on life and death in the hospital — the cases, the pressure, and the people who carry others’ survival in their hands.
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Coma (1978)
Michael Crichton's 1978 medical thriller. Genevieve Bujold investigates hospital coma conspiracy. Source novel by Robin Cook. -
The Hospital (1971)
Arthur Hiller's 1971 medical satire. Paddy Chayefsky screenplay, George C. Scott as suicidal chief of medicine. Won Best Original Screenplay. -
Wit (2001)
Mike Nichols' 2001 HBO film. Emma Thompson as professor dying of ovarian cancer. Margaret Edson play adaptation. John Donne quotations. -
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Joseph Sargent's 2004 HBO film. Alan Rickman as Dr. Alfred Blalock, Mos Def as Vivien Thomas. Pediatric heart surgery pioneers. -
Critical Care (1997)
Sidney Lumet's 1997 medical satire. James Spader as resident in end-of-life care system. Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft. -
Awakenings (1990)
Penny Marshall's 1990 Oliver Sacks biopic. Robin Williams as the doctor, De Niro as encephalitic patient. L-Dopa breakthrough. -
Patch Adams (1998)
Tom Shadyac's 1998 Hunter Adams biopic. Robin Williams as the unconventional doctor. Sentimental but the source story holds. -
The Pitt Season Two – Review
Season 2 earned higher critic scores than Season 1 and got worse. The cyber attack disaster, the institutional collapse, the cowardice. 5/10. -
The Pitt Season One – Review
Critics gave The Pitt Season 1 a 96% score. I bailed before the finale. Where the show's institutional realism breaks, and what the cast couldn't save.