Healthcare Movies

Benjamin, a working class gay man living in Toronto, struggles to obtain expensive healthcare after being assaulted by a stranger.

This film is part of the Semmelweis Project, launched by Direkt36, an investigative journalism center based in Hungary, to show the reality and the...

Explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles...

Follows a young girl battling cystic fibrosis whose fragile stability is shattered when her access to healthcare and life-sustaining medication is...

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."...

A 1978 documentary about healthcare services in five locations in Nigeria.

A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

Frustrated by watching Black patients suffer due to end-of-life healthcare inequities, two determined allies – a chaplain and a doctor –...

After a routine partial hip replacement operation leaves his mother in a coma with permanent brain damage, what starts as a son's video diary becomes...

A young female escapes her past and absconds to England in search of a new life. She takes a job caring for a tetraplegic, but burden of the job...

Are paranormal experiences real? Can being 'spiritual' help with the way you feel about death, dying and grief? This British film, from the...

Focuses on the state of the Quebec health system in the early 1970s. This film reveals the harsh reality of emergency rooms. There, medical teams,...

How a patient-centered philosophy can improve outcomes and enrich the lives of patients.

Every year many new drugs come to market which offer hope to the sick and dying. This documentary film investigates just how far drug companies are...

In a world where 92 million Americans rely on statins as their lifeline, one man's unexpected health journey uncovers a medical mystery that could...

The documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the...

This powerful documentary follows the inspiring journeys of individuals who face life-threatening challenges daily, yet refuse to let their...

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. The Healthcare Divide examines how pressure to...