Extreme Measures 1996 Watch Free in HD

An emergency room doctor's busy routine is nearly permanently disrupted when he begins looking for the truth behind the mysterious death of the vagrant who raced naked into the E.R. of his New York City hospital. But he soon finds himself in danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Actors:

Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, John Toles-Bey, Paul Guilfoyle, Debra Monk, Shaun Austin-Olsen, André De Shields, J.K. Simmons, ...»

Director:

Michael Apted

Country:

United States

Release:

1996

IMDb:

6.2

Quality:

Duration:

118 min

Boston Phoenix

The good liberal Michael Apted seems to think he's directing a film about society's exploitation of the homeless. In fact, the exploitation is all his.

September 05, 2009

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TheMovieReport.com

Tries to be a both a medical thriller and morality play, and it doesn't quite deliver in both departments.

January 01, 2004

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Ultra Culture

It's a fish out of water story in which neither the fish nor anybody else seems aware of his 'out of water' status.

October 31, 2011

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eFilmCritic.com

Hackman and Grant make a surprisingly watchable pair, but there's yawns to be found.

July 25, 2002

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Extreme silliness, but kind of fun.

February 18, 2004

Spirituality and Practice

Opens our eyes to some serious moral issues involving advances in medical science.

August 27, 2002

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eFilmCritic.com

If it's never as scary or provocative as it means to be, at least it's straightforward and satisfying.

July 30, 2007

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FulvueDrive-in.com

A spine-tingling suspense machine that holds you captivated from beginning to end. A much underrated, overlooked thriller.

January 23, 2006

Nitrate Online

A thoughtful if somewhat heavy-handed medical thriller that benefits enormously from Hackman's involvement.

November 05, 2003

USA Today

Is it excusable to kill a few indigents here and there experimenting for a miracle cure? Measures' painfully protracted Hour 2 turns into a melodramatic debate about ethics.

January 01, 2000

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