Movies that inspire the medical heart and mind?

[majahops]

I'd do anything to find another Patch Adams or Lorenzo's Oil out there. Anybody got any recommendations?

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[MDIC]

gross anatomy perhaps?

 

[majahops]

Oh yeahhh... I've seen that one. Cute movie! Thanks for the recommendation.

gross anatomy perhaps?

 

[linguini]

I saw Patch Adams speak at my university last year... if you think the movie is inspiring..

 

[deleted74029]

I don't know about movies but Grey's Anatomy is definitely my inspiration for wanting to become a doctor.

 

[droshan]

Try watching "Lost"...Jack is such an inspiration.

 

[MsKrispyKreme]

Beaches

Weird Science

Frankenstein

 

[funkydrmonkey]

I don't know about movies but Grey's Anatomy is definitely my inspiration for wanting to become a doctor.

Watch Big Fish...I love that movie...

I think there is a doctor in the movie...

 

[Depakote]

one of my first year lecturers said we had to see:

Awakenings
The Doctor
and
Patch Adams

before graduating med school. I'm not sure I agree with the Patch Adams overly warm and fuzzy representation but the first two would be worth a look.

 

[AmishMatt]

My real inspiration to become a doctor definitely is Dr. Spaceman from 30 Rock.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

one of my first year lecturers said we had to see:

Awakenings
The Doctor
and
Patch Adams

before graduating med school. I'm not sure I agree with the Patch Adams overly warm and fuzzy representation but the first two would be worth a look.

Awakenings and The Doctor are the bomb. As was Patch Adams 🙂

 

[MilkmanAl]

Where the Boys Aren't 1-16. I'm interested in gynecology.

 

[risingsun11801]

Something the Lord Made.

 

[rjpark2]

Nine Months
John Q
Knocked up (hilarious!)


Nine months is great, especially if you're interested in OB (like me)
John Q is good for transplant surgery
Knocked up is just hilarious and awesome for OB jokes.

 

[thesecretgarden]

Gattaca (Not really "medical," but generally science-y)

 

[AmishMatt]

a movie that inspires me to do well in school in general is Dead Poets Society. Oh man is it good.

 

[LizzyM]

To see the world from the (French) patient's perspective: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (with English subtitles).

A stunning portrayal of a man with a profound, acquired disability.

 

[armybound]

I'll stick with Gross Anatomy

 

[thisismyyear]

Something the Lord Made.

I second that. Something the Lord made was a very very good movie, one of those ones that you can watch over and over again. I highly recommend this movie.👍

 

[MsKrispyKreme]

Mar Adentro 👍 (has subtitles)

 

[majahops]

Classy.

Where the Boys Aren't 1-16. I'm interested in gynecology.

 

[majahops]

Will watch it tonight! Thanks Lizzy!

To see the world from the (French) patient's perspective: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (with English subtitles).

A stunning portrayal of a man with a profound, acquired disability.

 

[bozz]

The Butterfly Effect

Pumping Iron

 

[azuldelcielo]

👎 Pathology 👎

 

[nogolfinsnow]

The Butterfly Effect

Pumping Iron

Good movie for politics too. I know it's not a movie, but just about anything on Discovery Health is good, although they have a few too many baby shows.

 

[p30doc]

Idiocracy , it is genetics related

 

[MilkmanAl]

Classy.

You have no idea.

 

[Ella Shepherd]

The Doctor starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins
Patch Adams starring Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman
One Flew Over the ****oo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletchre, William Redfield
Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward
My Own Country starring Naveen Andrews, Glenne Headly, Hal Holbrook
Awakenings starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard
And the Band Played On starring Matthew Modine, Alan Aida, Ian McKellen
The Hospital starring George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Robert Walden
Britannia Hospital starring Leonard Rossiter, Graham Crowden, Joan Plowright
Bringing Out the Dead starring Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames

 

[Textuality]

"Wit" is a fantastic movie, and is from the point of view from the patient and you get to see her interactions with her doctors. Fantastic movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243664/

Our entire med class watched it 🙂

 

[SeekerOfTheTree]

I'd go with the Fountain or Half Baked.

 

[beachblonde]

"Wit" is a fantastic movie, and is from the point of view from the patient and you get to see her interactions with her doctors. Fantastic movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243664/

Our entire med class watched it 🙂

👍

bring tissues. it's really quite heartbreaking.

 

[DrBowtie]

White Coats.

 

[DrCio]

Sally Field stars in a movie that does a great job portraying how cancer affects an entire family. It's called "Two Weeks"

Also, though it's not a movie, the book Mountains beyone Mountains is a great book and one I think all Drs read!

 

[Ennis]

Where the Boys Aren't 1-16. I'm interested in gynecology.

Nice.😀

 

[MDman87]

Granted, it's not a movie, but House meets all my inspirational needs. . . I know it's not exactly meant to be inspirational, but I don't think I could survive from week to week without it

 

[MsKrispyKreme]

bump 4 more vids!

 

[HumidBeing]

It's sort of off from the rest, but I really enjoyed "Cider House Rules."

 

[MsKrispyKreme]

It's sort of off from the rest, but I really enjoyed "Cider House Rules."

^I loved that movie. 🙂

Slightly off-topic --> why do u like frogs so much?

 

[HumidBeing]

^I loved that movie. 🙂

Slightly off-topic --> why do u like frogs so much?

I chose a frog as an avatar because it went well with my User Name. People started identifying me with frogs, and I've just gone with the flow. At this point, it just wouldn't seem right for me to be anything but a frog.😀

 

[MsKrispyKreme]

I chose a frog as an avatar because it went well with my User Name. People started identifying me with frogs, and I've just gone with the flow. At this point, it just wouldn't seem right for me to be anything but a frog.😀

What's the relationship between a Humid Being and a froggie? 😕

Anyway, you're awesome. 👍 I thought about making an lolcat for you using Kermit the Frog. 😳

 

[engineeredout]

Patch adams is absolute disney garbage crap.

Something the lord made isn't bad.

 

[theOne3]

The Disorderly Orderly

 

[Retsage]

I'd go with the Fountain or Half Baked.

Hahaha! Two very similar movies. Love it.

The Fountain is an absolute masterpiece. Glad to see someone else out there likes it.

 

[RySerr21]

I enjoyed watching The Doctor.

EDIT: I made a comment about the movie WIT but then realized that somoene else had already mentioned it. Its a very good movie. I Highly recommend.

 

[Algophiliac]

Medicine Man
Steel Magnolias
Patch Adams

Those three are probably the most motivational medical-related movies I've ever watched. Something about Medicine Man still gets me 😍...I guess Amazon jungle research is just one of those unachievable fantasies, huh?

 

[s1lver]

Gonna sign up for a NetFlix account... thanks all for the suggestions!

 

[TehDoc]

The movie pathology is inspirational.