Extreme Measures (
1996) | IMDb:
6.2
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.
Starring:
Hugh Grant
,
Gene Hackman
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
David Morse
,
Bill Nunn
,
Paul Guilfoyle
Awakenings (
1990) | IMDb:
7.8
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Robin Williams
,
John Heard
,
Julie Kavner
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
Ruth Nelson