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Critical Care

1997 · Film · 107 min

Directed by Sidney Lumet

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Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

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  1. NeutralgamegoblinMay 6, 2015

    I suspect the Star Trek (Voyager) episode you're referring to is:

    http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Critical_Care_%28episode%29

  2. Neutraldkuntz2Sep 24, 2013

    You know, your first paragraph sounds strikingly similar to the premise of an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, Critical Care (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Critical_Care_%28episode%29)...

    They also found the idea silly.