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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   35,384 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
NewsDesk:
(87 articles)
Politics As Usual
 (From FilmExperience. 13 July 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)

Michael Moore's New Movie is a Love Story!
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 9 July 2009, 4:19 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Pretty much what I expected more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 168:00 PMTMC   

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)
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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
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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: What are your other big expenses?
French Housewife: Er, ze fish...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Aftenshowet: (2007-08-27)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Christmas Eve Montage more

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142 out of 208 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty much what I expected, 20 June 2007
8/10
Author: janne-junnonen from Lappeenranta, Finland

Having read all the comments and reviews, this movie was pretty much what I expected. Moore does a really good job in making his point.

What bothered me a little was his black & white view of the healthcare industry - either it is public OR private. In reality, many western countries have a "hybrid" system. For example here in Finland we have a pretty reasonable public healthcare system (which by the way is not totally free for the patient, albeit very cheap), but in addition, we also have private clinics, if you want even faster service and are willing to pay extra. You can also get an insurance from private companies, which provides extra financial support and/or service in the private clinics in case of illness. Also some workplaces and institutes have free doctors.

A portion of the cost of medicines is substituted by the government in either case, and there is an annual limit after which they are totally substituted.

I think it would be pretty straightforward to establish this kind of system in the US. There is no need to socialize healthcare TOTALLY. There is no need for the insurance company to "go" (as Moore put it), they just need to step aside a little and stop being the main authority. Also, if insurance companies have to compete with FREE (health care), there is only one thing they can do: offer really good service!

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