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Playing God

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A decertified surgeon (David Duchovny) accepts a job as personal doctor for a Los Angeles mobster (Timothy Hutton) sought by the FBI.
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Kathy Cano-Murillo Arizona Republic Aug 18, 2021
3/5
Just when the film starts to lag, Hutton and Duchovny throw in some lines to keep it gruesomely lighthearted. Go to Full Review
Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune Mar 28, 2019
2.5/4
David Duchovny is absolutely charming in a movie that combines medicine and crime and ultimately wears out its welcome by being too cute and repetitive with its throwaway humor. Go to Full Review
Mike Clark USA Today Jan 1, 2000
1/4
A medical-underworld thriller that teaches the star of TV's The X-Files something about Z-grade theatrical pics. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 8, 2016
1.5/4
The degree to which Playing God simply doesn't work is, quite frankly, astonishing... Go to Full Review
Rebecca Murray About.com Oct 27, 2005
1/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 8, 2005
2/5
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Farah R. @Farah Apr 15, 2026 This movie looks like it’s edited in someone’s garage. A scene is played back in reverse, some abruptly cut, and others pop up out of nowhere. It’s a miracle they managed to hire a half decent cast and had a semi-intriguing plot. See more Dec 19, 2018 A great play between David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie, even if Duchovny does most of the talking See more Sep 4, 2015 A pretty cool little crime drama about a mob doctor. Maybe it's just elevated by Duchovney... See more Aug 20, 2014 I've been reviewing Mill Creeks Blu-Ray releases and this one was packed in with Color of night starring Bruce Willis. Wasn't a big fan of the movie, David Duchovny's performance isn't too bad and Angelina Jolie is decent, but the rest of the cast I'm afraid falls flat. Duchovny plays a surgeon (Eugene Sands) who loses his license after having a patient die while he's under the influence of drugs. Eugene saves a criminal inside a bar one night and gets noticed by Claire (Angelina Jolie), Claire is friends with a counterfeiter (Timothy Hutton) and Eugene is recruited for their personal doctor. Eugene and Claire get involved and they go on the run, the typical romance/action movie. Didn't keep me very entertained, wouldn't recommend it. See more Jul 14, 2014 If you haven't seen this you should... another movie added to the underrated section. See more Feb 6, 2014 David Duchovny's second attempt to launch a film career that had nothing to do with "The X-Files" or "Red Shoe Diaries". It's a fairly pedestrian thriller that manages to avoid being awful while simultaneously avoiding being memorable. On the plus side, casting Timothy Hutton as the villain sounds like an awful idea, but it ends up being a serviceable one. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A decertified surgeon (David Duchovny) accepts a job as personal doctor for a Los Angeles mobster (Timothy Hutton) sought by the FBI.
Director
Andy Wilson
Producer
Marc Abraham, Laura Bickford
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Communications
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 1997, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.2M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround
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