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The Best Doctor Movies

Updated October 4, 2020 5.2k votes 817 voters 260.7k views530 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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Outbreak
Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey
Released: 1995
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Outbreak is a 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on... more on Wikipedia
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While You Were Sleeping
Sandra Bullock, Monica Keena
Released: 1995
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written... more on Wikipedia
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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
This film is a 1993 American action film based on the 1960s television series of the same name... more on Wikipedia
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Patch Adams
Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographical comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Monica... more on Wikipedia
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Awakenings
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams
Released: 1990
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 memoir of the same title.... more on Wikipedia
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise
Released: 2009
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 movie directed by Thomas Carter, starring Cuba... more on Wikipedia
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John Q
Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall
Released: 2002
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Released: 1975
Directed by: Miloš Forman
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 drama film written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman... more on Wikipedia
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Something the Lord Made
Gabrielle Union, Alan Rickman
Released: 2004
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Something the Lord Made is a 2004 film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his... more on Wikipedia
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Pearl Harbor
Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner
Released: 2001
Directed by: Michael Bay
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Doc Hollywood
Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson
Released: 1991
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
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12 Monkeys
Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis
Released: 1995
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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The Good Doctor
Orlando Bloom, Taraji P. Henson
Released: 2011
Directed by: Lance Daly
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Gross Anatomy
Matthew Modine, Christine Lahti
Released: 1989
Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
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Coma
Tom Selleck, Michael Douglas
Released: 1978
Directed by: Michael Crichton
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M*A*S*H
Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland
Released: 1970
Directed by: Robert Altman
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Dr. Dolittle 2
Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson
Released: 2001
Directed by: Steve Carr
Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American comedy film, and the sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle.... more on Wikipedia
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No Way Out
Brad Pitt, Kevin Costner
Released: 1987
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong
Released: 1991
Directed by: James Cameron
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Extraordinary Measures
Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tom Vaughan
Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford,... more on Wikipedia
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Dr. Dolittle
Eddie Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres
Released: 1998
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who... more on Wikipedia
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Anatomy
Franka Potente, Sabrina Setlur
Released: 2000
Directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Death Becomes Her
Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis
Released: 1992
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Carry On Doctor
Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor
Released: 1967
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Carry On Doctor is the fifteenth in the series of Carry On films to be made. It is the second... more on Wikipedia

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