THEME EXPLORATION

medical satire

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'Another Year' and 'Career Girls' use dark humor to expose the absurdities and hypocrisies within healthcare systems and human relationships.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films such as 'Videodrome' and 'The Fly' use medical grotesqueness as satirical commentary on technology, medicine, and corporate power.