Critical Condition

Year: 1987

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Apted

Comedy

A madcap comedy about Eddie, a smooth‑talking con artist who, after being framed and hauled before a judge, tries to feign insanity to escape punishment. His ruse lands him in a psychiatric ward, and when a storm knocks out the power, chaos erupts. Mistaken for a physician, Eddie is forced to run the entire hospital, leading to a series of hilarious misadventures.

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