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The Good Doctor

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
7.5K
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Orlando Bloom and Riley Keough in The Good Doctor (2011)
A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.
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A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.

  • Director
    • Lance Daly
  • Writer
    • John Enbom
  • Stars
    • Orlando Bloom
    • Riley Keough
    • Taraji P. Henson
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Lance Daly
    • Writer
      • John Enbom
    • Stars
      • Orlando Bloom
      • Riley Keough
      • Taraji P. Henson
    • 41User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Orlando Bloom
    Orlando Bloom
    • Dr. Martin Blake
    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Diane Nixon
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Nurse Theresa
    Rob Morrow
    Rob Morrow
    • Dr. Waylans
    Michael Peña
    Michael Peña
    • Jimmy
    Troy Garity
    Troy Garity
    • Dan
    Molly Price
    Molly Price
    • Mrs. Nixon
    Wade Williams
    Wade Williams
    • Mr. Nixon
    Sorel Carradine
    Sorel Carradine
    • Valerie
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    • Mr. Sanchez
    • (as Gary Cervantes)
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    • Nurse Maryanne
    Jean St. James
    Jean St. James
    • Nurse Carol
    Jason Axinn
    Jason Axinn
    • Resident Doctor
    Ken Bhan
    Ken Bhan
    • Resident Doctor
    • (as Kenneth Mark Bhan)
    Elaine Carroll
    Elaine Carroll
    • New Nurse
    Michelle Cates
    • ICU NURSE
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    • Dr. Harbison
    Dan Etheridge
    • TV Doctor
    • Director
      • Lance Daly
    • Writer
      • John Enbom
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    User reviews41

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    4edsonsilvatrend

    A Waste Of Talent And Time

    Great cast: Michael Pena, Riley Keough and JK Simmons are the most well known faces, but the whole cast are very good.

    Highlights: Taraji P. Henson as Nurse Theresa Rob Morrow as Dr. Waylans

    Good concept: lessons to learn about risks, ethics and moral.

    Bad execution: when you think the plot is going to get hot, nothing happens...

    Feels like cast and crew got a feeling that the work wasn't that good...

    During a Q &A after the film, a fan in the crowd asked if the ending left the movie open for a Good Doctor 2. "We only do trilogies around here," joked Orlando from the stage, to laughter.

    Don't waste your time.
    7bagatur-16247

    Another Orlando Bloom

    The good doctor is a story about what happens if a doctor, at his own discretion and arbitrariness, begins to interfere in the process of treating a patient. An 18-year-old patient with pyelonephritis, an infectious disease of the kidneys, comes to the novice therapist Martin Blake. And what happens is that our doctor begins to feel completely unprofessional feelings for the patient. In order to keep her in the hospital at least a little, he changes drugs and starts a very risky game with an unpredictable result. The famous Orlando Bloom appears here in a rather rare acting role - a maniac and a sociopath. In the supporting roles, it is beautifully set off by Michael Peña and J. K. Simmons. Together with the competent direction of the Irishman Lance Daley, the result was a wonderful psycho-thriller, very, very competently exploiting the fears of the ordinary man in front of modern medicine. Designed for a purely target audience - people who love smart independent films, where you need to speculate a lot yourself and draw your own conclusions based on what you watched. To all that has been said, it remains only to add that the rating of the film is undeservedly underestimated.
    Michael_Elliott

    Not Perfect But The Performances Make It Worth Watching

    The Good Doctor (2011)

    *** (out of 4)

    Orlando Bloom plays Dr. Martin Blake, a man with a good job, a nice car, a fine apartment and he appears to have anything you'd want but he's actually quite lonely. He thinks he finds someone special in a young patient (Riley Keough) who is suffering from a kidney disease but soon the doctor's kindness turns to obsession. THE GOOD DOCTOR has gotten some fairly negative reviews but I think they were a bit unfair. Yes, if you're wanting a film that's going to explain everything to you then it's best to skip this one. In fact, we never really learn why Martin is so lonely, why he can't seem to connect with people and we really don't even get to know why he wants to be a doctor or why he becomes obsessed. This is one of those independent movies that wants to make the viewer do a lot of thinking and while it's not a complete success I still found the story compelling and the performances very good. Bloom was perfect in his role as the doctor and with the haircut and performance style I really couldn't help but think of Anthony Perkins in PSYCHO. The performance here certainly isn't legendary like that one but I found a lot of similarities between the characters. Bloom really does a great job at playing this lonely character and you believe it just by the sadness that his eyes carry. I always say that acting with your eyes can be the hardest thing to do yet Bloom gets so much across here. I also really liked Riley Keough in the role of the patient who forms this special bond with the doctor. The actors have some great chemistry together. Taraji P. Henson is excellent in her role as a nurse who doesn't get along with the doctor and we get nice support from Michael Pena and Rob Morrow. There are parts of the story that certainly don't work but I must admit that the film kept me on the edge of my seat because I was never quite certain where it was going to go or how everything was going to play out. I won't ruin the ending but I think it worked just fine but I'm sure everyone will take something different away from it.
    6oliviafarag

    Creepy in parts, but light

    This is the sort of thriller film for people who don't like too much horror and gore. It's a good psychological study but the millennial feel is a little light on and waters down the consequences of the Doctor's increasingly erratic behaviour. The most disturbing thing was watching the Doctor's esteem grow amongst his peers with each new disaster - in other words - the boys protecting the boy's club. Orlando was really good in this role - sort of like 'Dr Who'.
    4saadgkhan

    good concept, dull execution..

    The Good Doctor – TRASH IT (C+) The good doctor is about a young doctor getting obsessed with his teenage patient so much that he change her medicines to keep her longer in the hospital. The scenario is interesting how a young doctor feels disrespected, lonesome and misfit. The moment he finds some attention and affection from a patient he starts to reply on her and goes the extra lengths to keep her in front of his eyes. Orlando Bloom rarely does anything acting oriented since he made his fortune on his luck and good looks solely with Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings trilogy. So coming out of big blockbuster his movie to do this a good idea and I think he did a decent job and kept you engaged. Riley Keough is a fresh face and maybe at this time known being the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and future Mrs. Alex Pettyfer, she defiantly has the potential to go places if right role is provided. So far here and in her first movie The Runaways, she was impressive. The movie had interesting concept but towards the end it went very bleak and kind of trying too hard. So avoid it, not worth spending time.

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    • Trivia
      Was originally rated R by the MPAA for "some crude sexual references" but was re-rated PG-13 for "thematic material, disturbing situations and some crude sexual content" after an appeal.
    • Quotes

      Diane Nixon: It's hard to dump him. We've been together for a while. I mean, I don't know if I love him or anything.

      Dr. Martin Blake: Well, you know what they say.

      Diane Nixon: What?

      Dr. Martin Blake: If you love someone, set them free.

      Diane Nixon: Who says that?

    • Connections
      References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Wine Bar with Harbison
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Brian Byrne

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vị Bác Sĩ Giỏi
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Code Red
      • Fastnet Films
      • Viddywell Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,206
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,180
      • Sep 2, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,017
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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