The Best Doctor Movies

Updated March 9, 2021 2.0k votes 832 voters 262.7k views153 items

List RulesMovies must feature doctors or people in the medical profession.

A complete list of all doctor movies, including films about medicine, medical discoveries and the lives of doctors & nurses. A lot of the titles on this doctor movies list portray a doctor who is trying to find a treatment for someone they love. Movies about doctors appeal to a lot of people because they teach us about medicine and give us a glimpse into an interesting world that we may not know a lot about.

What's the best movie about doctors? Which one is your favorite? Scan this doctor movie list and vote for your favorites or add any that may not be included here. Every doctor movie ever made is listed here and you are able to sort them by their column headers. The doctor films list can be imported to create your own personalized doctor films list. If you know of any movies about doctors that aren't on the list of films with doctors, make sure to add it.

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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
This film is a 1993 American action film based on the 1960s television series of the same name... more
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Patch Adams
Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographical comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Monica... more
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Awakenings
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 memoir of the same title.... more
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 drama film written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman... more
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Something the Lord Made
Gabrielle Union, Alan Rickman
Something the Lord Made is a 2004 film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his... more
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Doc Hollywood
Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson
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Outbreak
Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey
Outbreak is a 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on... more
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M*A*S*H
Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland
MASH is a 1970 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by... more
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The Good Doctor
Orlando Bloom, Taraji P. Henson
The Good Doctor is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Lance Daly, and starring Orlando... more
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While You Were Sleeping
Sandra Bullock, Monica Keena
While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written... more
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The Doctor
William Hurt, Elizabeth Perkins
The Doctor is a 1991 drama film directed by Randa Haines. It is loosely based on Dr. Edward... more
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Girl, Interrupted
Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder
Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 American drama film, and an adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's 1993... more
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John Q
Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall
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A Quiet Duel
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
The Quiet Duel is a 1949 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki, a young... more
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The Elephant Man
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
The Elephant Man is a 1980 American-British biographical film about Joseph Merrick, a severely... more
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Concussion
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin
Concussion is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film directed by Peter Landesman,... more
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Lorenzo's Oil
Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte
Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true... more
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The Hospital
Diana Rigg, Stockard Channing
The Hospital is a 1971 satirical film directed by Arthur Hiller. It stars George C. Scott as... more
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The English Patient
Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes
The English Patient is a 1996 romantic drama directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script... more
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Persona
Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson
Persona is a 1966 black and white Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and... more
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Restoration
Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan
Restoration is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman. It stars... more
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At First Sight
Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino
At First Sight is a 1999 American romantic drama film starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino,... more
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Coma
Tom Selleck, Michael Douglas
This film is a 1978 suspense film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The... more
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Seducing Doctor Lewis
Lucie Laurier, Ken Scott
Seducing Doctor Lewis is a 2003 Quebec comedy film and the first film directed by... more
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Doctor Zhivago
Omar Sharif, Julie Christie
Doctor Zhivago is a British-American 1965 epic dramaromance film directed by David Lean,... more
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