About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:03:11
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2007
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Michael Moore
Directors
- Michael Moore
Producers
- Michael Moore
- Meghan O'Hara
Sicko
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
93%
percent positive reviews
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment WeeklyIf other countries can provide their people with universal health care, why can't we? If we can't, who are we?
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Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
If Moore were a more radical polemicist, he might have focused squarely on this alarming social injustice, but, perhaps rightly, he sees a broader one. Even the insured are handing themselves over...
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Mr Moore's excellent new film is a wakeup call.
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Wendy Ide, Times [UK]
While we all have our grumbles about the NHS, it's hard not to be caught up in Moore's righteous indignation on behalf of his countrymen, or not to feel a twitch of pride in our own.
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Sam Jordison, Film4
Michael Moore's best film to date. Entertaining, moving, funny, hard-hitting, right-on. It won't silence his critics, but it will give them something to think about.
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Simon Crook, Empire Magazine
Horrifying, heart-breaking, often hilarious - Moore's latest shock doc is a potent polemic.
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