The latest documentary from shock-tactic guru Michael Moore, this time he targets the American Health Care Industry. Sticking to...
The latest documentary from shock-tactic guru Michael Moore, this time he targets the American Health Care Industry. Sticking to his tried-and true one-man approach, Moore sheds lights on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities.
He explores the exorbitant fees that get charged, and meets the American citizens who can't afford or are denied healthcare. As always, he's got the horrifying true stories: A 60ish couple, both of them former professionals with good jobs, lose everything when the two of them incur serious healthcare costs; they're forced to move into a small storage room in their daughter's basement. And a young mother in Southern California tells how her baby died: The infant was seriously ill, and her treatment was delayed as she was turned away from one hospital and shuttled to another.
He explores the exorbitant fees that get charged, and meets the American citizens who can't afford or are denied healthcare. As always, he's got the horrifying true stories: A 60ish couple, both of them former professionals with good jobs, lose everything when the two of them incur serious healthcare costs; they're forced to move into a small storage room in their daughter's basement. And a young mother in Southern California tells how her baby died: The infant was seriously ill, and her treatment was delayed as she was turned away from one hospital and shuttled to another.
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91 %217 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
87 %250,822 reviewsAudience score rating
"Sicko is the least controversial and most broadly appealing of Mr. Moore’s movies. (It is also, perhaps improbably, the funniest and the most tightly edited.) The argument it inspires will mainly be about the nature of the cure, and it is here that Mr. Moore’s contribution will be most provocative and also, therefore, most useful..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"In a summer of dumb, shameless drivel, Moore delivers a movie of robust mind and heart. You'll laugh till it hurts..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"This is a movie, not a position paper, and Moore aims to entertain as he informs..."
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Premiere Magazine
Premiere Magazine"Sicko Is flawed and occasionally stretches to make its point, but the movie's message speaks for itself..."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"The film ain't perfect; there are still scenes that any independent editor would have happily dumped or at least sliced to the bone, but Sicko is still the best and most conscientious film that Moore has made..."
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Dominion Post
Dominion Post"This is the don't-feel-good movie of the year and one of Moore's best. He's been criticised for not offering any solutions to the problem, but surely drawing attention to it is the first step to fixing it..."
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Christchurch Press
Christchurch PressSicko | Details
- Rating
- PG, low level offensive language
- Runtime
- 113
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
