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Code Black

Play trailer Poster for Code Black Released Jun 20, 2014 1h 22m Documentary Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Impassioned and infuriating, Code Black awakens viewers to an endemic problem with no clear solution.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 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. Sep 12, 2014 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News 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. Rated: C+ Aug 22, 2014 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer A must-see for anyone concerned about the state of health care in this country. Which should be all of us. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 1, 2014 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com An effective and involving documentary feature. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture Code Black makes the case that ... health care in America is on life support, but it doesn't offer much hope for a cure. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 18, 2019 Full Review Bernard Boo Way Too Indie While unbalanced, Code Black provides a fascinating look into the heightened drama of emergency medicine. Rated: 7/10 Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member We LOVE this show! How come I'm not seeing it unless I do a search? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Tim G 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) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/16 Full Review Audience Member An insightful and often devastating look at the state of affairs in our unsympathetic nation. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Powerful, well directed, and presents an impending issue in the medical world. Could have shown more from the nurse perspective. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review 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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