Film1996118 min

Extreme Measures

Name: Extreme Measures
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn

Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimemysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Not all surgery is intended to cure."

Boxlist takeA smart thriller that is fresh, weighty and morally murky. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

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.

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