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Sicko (2007)

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Average Rating: 7.8/10
Reviews Counted: 202
Fresh: 188 | Rotten: 14

Driven by Michael Moore's sincere humanism, Sicko is a devastating, convincing, and very entertaining documentary about the state of America's health care.

Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 44
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 5

Driven by Michael Moore's sincere humanism, Sicko is a devastating, convincing, and very entertaining documentary about the state of America's health care.

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After exploring the predominance of violence in American culture in Bowling for Columbine and taking a critical look at the September 11th attacks in Fahrenheit 9/11, activist filmmaker Michael Moore turns his attentions toward the topic of health care in the United States in this documentary that weighs the plight of the uninsured (and the insured who must deal with abuse from insurance companies) against the record-breaking profits of the pharmaceutical industry. Moore interviews a number of

PG-13, 2 hr. 3 min.

Documentary, Special Interest

Directed By: Michael Moore

In Theaters: Jun 29, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Nov 6, 2007

Box Office:$24.3M

The Weinstein Company

If other countries can provide their people with universal health care, why can't we? If we can't, who are we?

November 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

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Though the focus occasionally strays, the film emerges as a fascinating exploration and powerful indictment of a pressing national problem. This is Moore's biggest, best and most impassioned work.

September 1, 2007 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

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One may quibble with Mr. Moore's anecdotal oversimplifications and his xenophilic fantasies, but he has struck a socio-psychic nerve in the body politic, generating a feeling of outrage that seems to be reverberating in every theater.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

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This is a movie to see in a theater. It'a group experience. All through the show you'll hear people laughing, crying, muttering, cheering, sighing, swearing, and gasping. And at the end, chances are they'll be on their feet applauding.

July 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

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Sicko is worth seeing -- as long as the big grain of salt needed for it is put on more than just the popcorn.

June 29, 2007 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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Even Moore's worst ideological enemies would be hard put to dispute the basic argument of his new film Sicko: The American health-care system is a sick joke and has been for a very long time.

June 29, 2007 Full Review Source: Slate

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Dana Stevens

Slate

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While much of Sicko is certainly propaganda, that should not deter anyone from seeing it or giving some credence to what Moore is saying, because what he is talking about is very real and very important.

March 30, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Saddening while it still bristles with satire, "Sicko" does dodge some of the larger political questions about healthcare reform. Plus, the Cuba stunt mars what is, up to that point, a relatively stunt-free film.

September 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Suite101.com

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Nick Rogers

Suite101.com

Moore depoliticizes the health care crisis by humanizing it, and drops the polemic in favor of a plea: for us to care about each other a little more.

June 9, 2010 Full Review Source: DCist

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Ian Buckwalter

DCist

By now, it should only matter that Moore has been right about every social ill he's addressed.

May 6, 2010 Full Review Source: East Bay Express

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

ranks among [Moore's] best

December 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer

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Jay Antani

Cinema Writer

Laughs are thin on the ground, but this is a must-see by a film-maker at the height of his powers.

September 22, 2009 Full Review Source: thelondonpaper

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Kat Brown

thelondonpaper

The body politic deserves a finer thermometer than Michael Moore's camera

August 27, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Michael Moore takes on the US health care system. His in your face style may annoy some people, but he lets you know he's in favor of socialized medicine and, to be fair, he wisely presents AMA spokespersons, doctors and others who claim put health care i

May 27, 2009 Full Review Source: About.com

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Jennifer Merin

About.com

For the first time, the targets of Moore's film need not fear the bearded, heavyset man; instead they should be worried about his audience.

July 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Paste Magazine

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Sean Gandert

Paste Magazine

Michael Moore takes on the healthcare system.

July 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Common Sense Media

...primarily comes off as an uneven effort that's sporadically as superfluous as it is interesting...

March 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Moore's mere presence becomes politicizing, but this film attempts to make people realize the health of people in this country should have nothing to do with income and politics.

March 3, 2008 Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review

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Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

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Of all the documentaries directed by Michael Moore, I felt that Sicko was one of his more lazy efforts. Though the film tackles another important subject matter, I really didn't think that much about the film. I thought it was entertaining, but compared other documentaries that Michael Moore has directed, Sicko is my

January 16, 2012

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Very interesting look into the world of the American health care. Michael Moore is very convincing but that's kind of the problem as if he stating his opinion or is what he's saying true?

October 23, 2011

Sophie Burgess

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