Sicko, Weinstein Company presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production ; executive producers, Kathleen Glynn, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein ; producer, Meghan O'Hara ; written, produced and directed by Michael Moore
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Sicko, Weinstein Company presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production ; executive producers, Kathleen Glynn, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein ; producer, Meghan O'Hara ; written, produced and directed by Michael Moore
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language
Main title
Sicko
Oclc number
165260873
Responsibility statement
Weinstein Company presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production ; executive producers, Kathleen Glynn, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein ; producer, Meghan O'Hara ; written, produced and directed by Michael Moore
Runtime
123
Summary
Filmmaker Michael Moore critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo. Also includes an analysis of the health care systems in Canada, England, France and Cuba, where free universal health care is the norm
Table Of Contents
Special features (58 min.): "'Sicko' goes to Washington" (9 min.); "This country beats France" (10 min.); "Uniquely American" (5 min.); "What if you worked for G.E. in France?" (3 min.); "Sister Mary Fidel" (1 min.); "Who would Jesus deny?" (6 min.); "More with Mike & Tony Benn" (16 min.); "A different kind of Hollywood premiere" (3 min.); "Alone without you" (music video performed by The Nightwatchman, aka Tom Morello, 3 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Contributor
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- Documentary films
- Medical economics -- United States
- Medical policy -- United States
- Delivery of Health Care -- United States
- Health Care Reform -- United States
- Health care reform -- United States
- Medical care -- United States
- Nonfiction films
- Health Policy -- United States
- Economics, Medical -- United States
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- Documentary films
- Medical economics -- United States
- Medical policy -- United States
- Delivery of Health Care -- United States
- Health Care Reform -- United States
- Health care reform -- United States
- Medical care -- United States
- Nonfiction films
- Health Policy -- United States
- Economics, Medical -- United States
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- Director1
- Narrator1
- Producer2
- resource.screenwriter1
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