The Waiting Room
2012 · 81 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 915 VOTES · DIR. Peter Nicks
Overview
The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,926 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 - Hello, everyone.
00:04:08 what country.
00:06:32 You supposed to be the, the shield, OK?
00:10:22 MALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): I guess I did get it wrong.
00:13:14 as soon as possible.
00:16:26 when I got him to walk, I was actually kind of hoping to see
00:20:01 see a doctor today?
00:23:27 I put this in.
00:25:45 NURSE (OFFSCREEN): So we got them all--
00:29:17 [TRAUMA ROOM MEDICAL CHATTERING]
00:32:39 department, we don't take people in based
00:35:24 And then I stop right here.
00:37:54 You're going to be OK.
00:40:53 don't know what else to do, really.
00:44:02 I don't care what's going on in your life, you be more
00:46:41 feeling of all, when you lose a child in a hospital and they
00:49:47 I want this damn thing out of my chest and I'll be able to
00:53:29 So you still don't have proof of your income just yet?
00:56:05 It's so funny feeding you food.
00:59:19 MALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): He doesn't
01:05:12 - So wait a minute, you want a lobster sandwich or steak?
01:08:14 - OK, this place is busy.
01:10:38 We're an institution of last resort for so many people.
01:14:48 I just need one.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,926
Dialogue density23.8 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:14:48
Production Record
DirectorPeter Nicks
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes915