THEME EXPLORATION

medical professional in peril

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Green Light
Green Light
1937 · Frank Borzage
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
1961 · Phil Karlson
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large
1957 · Ralph Thomas
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Professor Mamlock
Professor Mamlock
1961 · Konrad Wolf
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1997 · Martine Dugowson
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Ansikte mot ansikte
Ansikte mot ansikte
1976 · Ingmar Bergman
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
The Club
The Club
1980 · Bruce Beresford
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
The Driver
The Driver
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Ramona
Ramona
2022 · Andrea Bagney
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Crimes of the Future' and 'The Fly' explore medical professionals confronting grotesque physical transformations and ethical dilemmas.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Enemy' and 'Sicario' feature protagonists in psychological and physical peril, with 'Sicario' exploring a doctor's entanglement in morally corrupt systems.