THEME EXPLORATION

medical satire

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols United States

His film 'The Graduate' and particularly his work in satirizing institutional absurdity made him a master of social critique, with medical pretension frequently featured in his comedic dissections.

 Nancy Meyers United States

Meyer's provocative films like 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' and 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' use exaggerated medical and body horror imagery as vehicles for satirizing American excess and institutional corruption.