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1996 film directed by Michael Apted

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6.0

Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

Released: 1996-09-27118 minDir: Michael AptedDrama, ThrillerBudget: $38.0MBox office: $17.4M

Cast

  • Hugh Grant as Dr. Guy Luthan
  • Gene Hackman as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
  • Sarah Jessica Parker as Jodie Trammel
  • David Morse as Frank Hare
  • Bill Nunn as Burke
  • Paul Guilfoyle as Dr. Jeffrey Manko

Themes

  • new york city
  • surgeon
  • morgue
  • hospital
  • doctor
  • medical research
  • emergency room
  • missing body
  • medical drama

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Ratings

IMDb

6.2/10

21,745 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

55%

Metacritic

56/100

Year
1996
Runtime
118 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rated
R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Canada
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Tony Gilroy
Composer
Danny Elfman
Production company
Castle Rock Entertainment
Cinematographer
John Bailey
Narrative location
New York City
Filming location
New York City
Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
518718
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1996-01-01
title
Extreme Measures
distributed by
Netflix
set in environment
hospital
review score
6/10
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