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1997 · 107 mins · English
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Starring
Helen Mirren, James Spader, Jeffrey Wright, Wallace Shawn, Albert Brooks, Barbara Eve Harris
Budget
$12M

Young resident Werner Ernst gets tangled in a legal fight between two half‑sisters over the care and $10 million estate of their comatose father. At the same time his eccentric supervisor pressures him to treat only fully insured patients. Werner must navigate hospital politics and the legal team to do what’s best for the patient.

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