Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

...First Do No Harm

Play trailer Poster for ...First Do No Harm TV-PG 1997 1h 37m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a woman (Meryl Streep) tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son (Seth Adkins).
Watch on Peacock Stream Now

Where to Watch

...First Do No Harm

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Presents a blistering attack on the rigidity and insensitivity of the medical establishment. Aug 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (50) audience reviews
Audience Member The story of a kid with epilepsy and a mom fighting the medical system to try alternative treatment for her son is good. Meryl Streep is good. But the rest is a schmaltzy soapy mess. Turns out the Keto diet has been around for quite some time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on a true story, great movie about how food matters more than medicine or drugs. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's about the diet that saved my life saving other people's life. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A passionate and beautiful story, First do no harm is incredibly infused with love, hatred and truth all in one. It tells the story of a young boy whose born with a disorder which has quite a nasty effect on others around him and he lands them in trouble and sometimes he is quite unsteady. Once grown up, he still can't control his feelings, and ends up injuring his father at just 10. Then he is given to hospital authorities for the better of his own sake. It's a very emotional story which has some good cast especially Meryl Streep, although I just felt the film could've stepped up more to its trademark because at the end I was still missing a stellar ending and not everything was solved. Although it is definitely a beautiful film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Maybe I shouldn't have watched this sad movie today, but it was pretty damn good. Meryl, as usual, shines in everything she does & this is no exception. She's just mesmerizing to watch at work. The little boy who plays Robbie is INSANELY cute & he's so good in this movie. I could just eat him up. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Menino com epilepsia, cuja mãe luta por um tratamento alternativo (dieta cetogenica), apresetando dificuldade para liberacao médica. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
...First Do No Harm

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Movie Info

Synopsis When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a woman (Meryl Streep) tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son (Seth Adkins).
Director
Jim Abrahams
Producer
Jim Abrahams
Screenwriter
Ann Beckett
Production Co
Pebblehut Productions, Jaffe/Braunstein Films
Rating
TV-PG, PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 3, 2002
Runtime
1h 37m
Most Popular at Home Now