Extraordinary Measures (2010)

Directed by

Tom Vaughan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 350 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Parents whose children have a rare life-threatening disease start a biotechnology company to try to develop a treatment. They race against time to find a cure and save their kids.

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What happens

Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 American medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It was the first film produced by CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation, who released the film on January 22, 2010. The film is about parents who form a biotechnology company to develop a drug to save the lives of their children, who have a life-threatening disease. The film is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe disease. The film was shot in Oregon, in the cities St. Paul, Portland, Tualatin, Wilsonville, Manzanita, Beaverton, and in Vancouver, Washington. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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