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      ...First Do No Harm

      TV-PG 1997 1 hr. 37 min. Drama List
      Reviews 65% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a woman (Meryl Streep) tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son (Seth Adkins). Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      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 william s A little movie with heart and a powerful punch of a message. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 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 Read all reviews Post a rating

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      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

      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
      Executive Producer
      Michael Jaffe, Howard Braunstein, Jim Abrahams, Meryl Streep
      Screenwriter
      Ann Beckett
      Rating
      TV-PG, PG-13
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 3, 2002
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