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Code Black

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Resident physician Ryan McGarry provides a close-up look at the inner workings of the treatment of trauma patients at one of America's busiest emergency rooms.
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Critics Consensus

Impassioned and infuriating, Code Black awakens viewers to an endemic problem with no clear solution.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 09/12/2014
Like most documentary makers addressing the health care crisis, McGarry can't begin to get his arms around the whole problem; this works best as a highly subjective account of a small portion of it. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News 08/22/2014
C+
It sticks halos (probably well-deserved) atop the heads of its doctors, it goes for poignant moments without being all that poignant and ends up bemoaning without seriously suggesting any concrete paths to improvement. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer 08/01/2014
3.5/4
A must-see for anyone concerned about the state of health care in this country. Which should be all of us. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/05/2020
3.0/4.0
An effective and involving documentary feature. Go to Full Review
Josh Goller Spectrum Culture 07/18/2019
2.5/5
Code Black makes the case that ... health care in America is on life support, but it doesn't offer much hope for a cure. Go to Full Review
Bernard Boo Way Too Indie 03/28/2019
7/10
While unbalanced, Code Black provides a fascinating look into the heightened drama of emergency medicine. Go to Full Review
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01/23/2017 We LOVE this show! How come I'm not seeing it unless I do a search? See more Tim G 08/26/2016 Doesn't hold the same visual impact for me and unfortunately doesn't hone in enough on any of the issues it raises (overcrowding, piles of paperwork, etc) See more 04/26/2016 An insightful and often devastating look at the state of affairs in our unsympathetic nation. See more 04/23/2016 The movie makes all of its doctors look like angels and panders to all of their views as if they are the center of healthcare.The film is very subjective and does not really focus on the actual problem of healthcare just the anguish that these cowboy doctors feel about being regulated and organized. The good thing about the film is that it does focus on the fact that these providers do not care about type of insurance you have but they just want to get their jobs done. See more 04/12/2016 Although some critics say that it's just a small portion of the health care crisis it's a very big portion. I work in this environment and when a patient comes in I don’t have any idea their ability to pay and I usually never know. Along those lines I see no difference in care from one patient to the next because it’s always the best we can do. See more 04/06/2016 Powerful, well directed, and presents an impending issue in the medical world. Could have shown more from the nurse perspective. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Resident physician Ryan McGarry provides a close-up look at the inner workings of the treatment of trauma patients at one of America's busiest emergency rooms.
Director
Ryan McGarry
Producer
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Screenwriter
Ryan McGarry, Joshua Altman
Distributor
Long Shot Factory
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 24, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$190.2K
Runtime
1h 22m
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