Wit
2001 · 99 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 11,711 VOTES · DIR. Mike Nichols
Overview
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,222 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:40 You have cancer.
00:03:49 The important thing is for you to take the full dose of chemotherapy.
00:07:17 You've entirely missed the point of the poem...
00:10:24 It was a warm day.
00:14:19 Miss Bearing, this is Jason Posner.
00:16:52 - Do you use any substances? - Such as?
00:19:59 Okay.
00:24:08 Yes, it is mildly uncomfortable to have an electrocardiogram, but...
00:28:33 - Are you okay all by yourself in here? - Yes.
00:32:14 ...mainly in this area here. Left and right ovaries...
00:35:15 I like that one best.
00:39:05 I'm gonna get you to a bed soon, okay?
00:44:26 "Alas, why should I be?
00:48:38 ...my minute's last point...
00:52:32 - I'm simplifying it for you. - Thank you.
00:55:17 Do you ever miss people?
00:59:05 You may.
01:03:42 ...and we'd all go running over.
01:07:25 Yes.
01:13:02 We've located Dr. Kelekian and he's on his way here...
01:18:15 She hasn't exactly been a cupcake here either.
01:23:18 Oh, God.
01:30:03 ...kidneys gone.
04:01:04 Of breast cancer.
Cast & Characters
Emma Thompson
Vivian Bearing
Christopher Lloyd
Dr. Harvey Kelekian
Eileen Atkins
Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford
Audra McDonald
Susie Monahan
Jonathan M. Woodward
Dr. Jason Posner
Harold Pinter
Mr. Bearing (Vivian's Father)
Rebecca Laurie
Vivian aged 5
Su Lin Looi
Nurse
Raffaello Degruttola
Technician 1
Miquel Brown
Technician 2
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,222
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line04:01:04
Production Record
DirectorMike Nichols
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,711