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Sicko (2007) -- A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.
Sicko (2007) -- A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.

Overview

User Rating:
8.3/10   35,270 votes
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Director:
Michael Moore
Writer (WGA):
Michael Moore (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 June 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
This might hurt a little. more
Plot:
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Wow.. just wow more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Michael Moore ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Benn ... Himself

George W. Bush ... Himself (archive footage)
Reggie Cervantes ... Herself

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton ... Herself (archive footage)
John Graham ... Himself
Aleida Guevara ... Herself
William Maher ... Himself
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage)
Linda Peeno ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
SiCKO (USA) (alternative spelling)
Hasta (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
SOS Saúde (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Sicko (Argentina) [es]
Sicko (Greece) [el]
Sicko - $O$ Saúde (Brazil) [pt]
Sicko - aivan sairasta (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Denver, Colorado, USA more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Miscellaneous: The Italian version consistently mistranslates "bone marrow" as "spinal cord" (in Italian the two terms are more similar). more
Quotes:
Michael Moore: So there was actually one place on American soil that had free, universal healthcare.
[cut to ariel picture of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]
Michael Moore: That's all I needed to know. I went down to Miami, Florida, got myself a boat, and loaded up Bill, and Reggie, and John. And anyone else I could find who needed to see a doctor, and couldn't afford one. So many people showed up, I had to get a few extra boats. And I called up Donna Smith from Denver, who was now on 9 different medications, and asked her if she'd like to come along. I figured she'd like to get out of her daughter's basement for a while.
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Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Street Fighting Man more

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202 out of 243 people found the following comment useful:-
Wow.. just wow, 23 June 2007
10/10
Author: rich3077 from United States

I just got done watching this movie and no other movie I have seen in my life has had the impact on me that this movie has had.

My wife has M.S. and requires a LOT of medical treatment. Just ONE of her many prescriptions is a thousand (US) dollars a month. This very expensive experimental drug is nothing more than an old flu shot they are experimenting with. ( seriously )

I am a middle class skilled worker with great insurance.. and I may soon be homeless due in part to this. The other part is due to the corrupt banking system that I hope one day gets equally exposed.

I am now officially embarrassed to be a US citizen. If it wasn't for me already being middle aged and having 15 years seniority in a job I cannot replace... I would forever leave this so called "Free Country"

Peace Rich

rich3077@gmail.com

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