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The Doctor (Special Edition)

The Doctor (Special Edition)

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Kick-Azz-Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars True story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2013
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about a surgeon who becomes severely ill himself and realizes how it is to be a patient himself. He survived and became a better doctor himself. Doctors often call their patient by the name of the organ of their disease and he teaches his students now to treat the patients as persons and not as organs. This is a wonderful story. I had the movie on VHS videotape and decided to buy the DVD now. My whole collection of VHS movies can be moved to the garbage bin in the meantime. Waste of money... Lord knows what other devices they will develop, so we have to ditch our DVD movies... Sorry for the complaints.. bit off topic... the movie is truly worthwhile.
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Neil Carmichael
4.0 out of 5 stars reality bites
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2011
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A good moral story of a doctor who gets sick. Well played by William Hurt, who has a life changing experience when he realises that being a patient is less fun than being a doctor. He also discovers that his relationship with his wife has become so superficial that he can't talk to her about his feelings and his fears; these he shares with a terminal cancer patient. If you would criticise, you might say that some of the charaacters lack subtlty and are caricatures of the rôle they play, but overall the movie has a simple message which comes off pretty well.
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Barbadosbelle
5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY WORTHWHILE FILM ..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2014
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William Hurt is SO brilliant in this film - why is he so under-rated when he is always so good (watch 'Deceived' for another example)?

I won't review the storyline as others have done so perfectly well. Suffice to say that this is a worthy film and well worth watching.

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tommydickydougie
4.0 out of 5 stars Moving film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2010
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I have watched this film three of four times. Hurt is as always majestic. But the film is stolen by the young actress who plays the woman with the brain tumour.
Witty humorous and deeply sad. Good movie and as others have said worth showing to all involved in health care .. there are lessons to be learned
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Lovely Other Dinosaur
4.0 out of 5 stars Brought back memories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2019
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This is a lovely film - I first watched it just after I had been very ill and it resonated with me. I enjoyed it again this time around.
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Kristin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Doctor,Superb film, So glad i decided to add this one to my collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2014
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What's it like when the boots on the other foot, When the Doctor suddenly becomes a patient ?
Loved this film, Brilliant acting, Sometimes funny,Sometimes sad, Really makes you think though,
One you will watch over & over,
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tkf
4.0 out of 5 stars Great ending
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2019
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This movie seems a bit boring going along but at the end it was BRILLIANT.
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Jo Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A film for PEOPLE people!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2013
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This is a great film. It puts a different perspective on the way we look at people. The Doctor becomes a patient and this changes his whole outlook on life. Don't miss it.
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Monster D.
2.0 out of 5 stars all been done before..better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2015
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like William hurt but this story starts well then you could probably write the remainder of the script yourself
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agatha
5.0 out of 5 stars The Doctor
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2014
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Bought this movie because I wanted to see William Hurt in other movies. Hes such a great actor as well in "Damages".
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