#2. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

Storyline: Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

Plot Keywords: retiree, neighbor, paramedic, doctor, nurse, engineer, brooding ...

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#3. Welcome Stranger (1947)

Storyline: Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, once he meets teacher Trudy Mason. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancée. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: physician, doctor, schoolteacher, pharmacist, father, schoolboy, airy ...

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#4. Paper Mask (1990)

Storyline: With the papers of a young doctor who died in a deadly accident, the ambitious male nurse Matthew manages to get hired as a doctor in the casuality department of an hospital in Bristol. Nurse Christine believes it's only his nervousness, which makes him "forget" the most basic procedures. But even her help cannot prevent that his lack of qualification soon has deadly consequences...—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: impostor, doctor, nurse, worker, woman, man, suspenseful ...

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#5. The Young Doctors (1961)

Storyline: Two pathologists -- a veteran department head (Fredric March) whose perspective has been shaped by years of red tape and day-to-day frustrations, and his new assistant (Ben Gazarra), a young, somewhat aggressive man who is more up-to-date but who lacks his colleague's personal touch -- clash in a small hospital's lab. The gulf between their approaches is dramatically illustrated by two critical cases that both are intimately involved in.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: doctor, boss, nurse, pregnant woman, intern, tense, moving ...

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#6. Patch Adams (1998)

Storyline: Patch Adams is determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. Unfortunately, the medical and scientific community does not appreciate his methods of healing the sick, while the actual patients, medical professors, and hospital nurses all appreciate the work *he* can do, because they are unable to do it.

Plot Keywords: medical student, teacher, romantic interest, wealthy man, roommate, doctor, amusing ...

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#7. The Interns (1962)

Storyline: During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals. John Paul Otis destroys his medical career when he falls in love with celebrated model Lisa Cardigan and tries to steal pills from the hospital in order to abort her pregnancy. His lifelong friend, Lew Worship, feels duty-bound to report the theft, and Otis is expelled. Lew, who begins internship with plans to become a surgeon, becomes dedicated to obstetrics. He falls in love with a student nurse, Gloria, and tries to persuade her to marry him and give up her dream of going abroad. Intern Considine, who is anxious to study under psychiatrist Dr. Bonny, becomes so involved in two simultaneous romances that he loses sight of his goal and suffers a nervous collapse. The interns are confronted with the ethical problems of mercy killing, and the tragic death of an incurably ill Malaysian girl inspires Dr. Sid Lackland to plan to devote his life to aiding the underprivileged in the Far East. Mado, a woman intern from behind the Iron Curtain, is so dedicated to her profession that the head surgeon, Dr. Riccio, forgets his prejudice against women doctors and makes her his assistant.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: doctor, intern, model, patient, nurse, melodramatic, amusing ...

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#8. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

Storyline: Dr. Gillespie tries to teach Jimmy Kildare a lesson by tossing him into a street clinic. Only Kildare gets called to take a bullet out of a suspected murderer, and when the cops collar him for it, he has to try and prove his patient's innocence, especially for his sister Rosalie's sake.—Kathy Li

Plot Keywords: intern, physician, nurse, patient, sister, criminal, melodramatic ...

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#10. Alias the Doctor (1932)

Storyline: Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the wrap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

Plot Keywords: doctor, surgeon, mother, brother, patient, orphan, tense ...

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#11. Crazy as Hell (2002)

Storyline: A famous psychiatrist (Ty Adams) takes on the job of trying to cure patients at the Sedah State Hospital, run by its folksy doctor (Sam Delazo). All this takes a strange turn when a mysterious patient (Satan, he calls himself) enters the Hospital seeking help. Or is it just help that he wants?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: doctor, satan, mental patient, orderly, filmmaker, administrator, dark ...

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#12. You Belong to Me (1941)

Storyline: On a ski trip, rich, idle Peter Kirk pursues and falls (literally) for Helen Hunt, M.D. After a courtship of hypochondria, she agrees to marry him on the condition that she continue to practice medicine. But will jealous Peter be able to reconcile himself to his wife's seeing male patients?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: doctor, playboy, attorney, patient, gardener, airy, hilarious ...

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#14. Waltzing Anna (2006)

Storyline: Dr. Charlie Keegan had a thriving medical practice in New York City until he was busted for insurance fraud. In order to keep his license, he must serve six months working at a elder care facility in upstate NY. While he is there, he starts to connect to the residents and staff, and regains a passion for patient care. But, his boss is now the one defrauding insurance companies and residents. Will Charlie choose his career or his patients' welfare when his six months are up? Complicating matters is Nurse Jill (Emmanuelle Chriqui), who is passionate about the facility and always demands the best from Charlie.—beetlejump

Plot Keywords: doctor, nurse, patient, lawyer, owner, parent, uplifting ...

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#15. Dr. Giggles (1992)

Storyline: The psychopathic son of a mass-murdering doctor, escapes from his mental institution to seek revenge on the town where his father was caught. The giggling doctor kills his victims with a surgical theme. His goal being to give one of the townfolk a heart transplant.—Rob Hartill

Plot Keywords: psychopath, freshman, boyfriend, father, police officer, townsperson, gory ...

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