Extreme Measures (1996)
- Directed by
- Michael Apted
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 358 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A doctor discovers that a respected colleague is conducting unethical medical experiments. He investigates the truth behind mysterious patient deaths.
suspensefultensebleakgrippingmorally complexseriousclinicalfast-paced
What happens
Extreme Measures is a 1996 crime thriller film based on Michael Palmer's 1991 novel of the same name, dealing with the ethics of medical sacrifices. The film was directed by Michael Apted and starred Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and David Morse. Extreme Measures was released on September 27, 1996 by Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing) in the United States and on January 31, 1997 by Rank-Castle Rock/Turner in the United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $17.4 million against a $38 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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