Critical Care
1997 · 107 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 2,361 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet
Overview
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,626 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:34 Bed six's blood gases, I notched up oxygen 60 percent.
00:06:00 I have to do cranial checks. Come with me, I'll feed you in.
00:09:43 Then the physicians and the family members usually come to a mutual decision.
00:13:52 Somebody filed another goddamn complaint.
00:16:46 You know he picks from residents here to join his team?
00:21:07 No big deal.
00:25:06 And my goose bumps!
00:31:58 I'm sorry!
00:36:20 Hello?
00:39:31 - I mean, you got to be kidding... - Hey, doctor!
00:43:50 No, he is. Nine ICU.
00:47:33 He’s comatose. We're supposed to schedule a gastrostomy.
00:51:25 We could've fed and vaccinated every kid in Brooklyn on this kind of dough.
00:56:01 Dr. Ernst, this is the beginning of trial preparation.
01:00:33 They put me on hold.
01:03:57 Catastrophic insurance -and- Medicare.
01:08:02 You know, this is the very best part of my job!
01:12:07 I'll hook you back up again.
01:18:54 What do you mean?
01:23:05 They repeat over, and over, and over.
01:28:30 Perhaps because you used him...
01:32:41 And so what we have here is two daughters with a totally different idea...
01:36:34 And finally, each of you will sign a power of attorney giving me...
112:00:00 for him last month alone.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,626
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line112:00:00
Production Record
DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,361