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- 1971
- GP
- United Artists
- 1 h 43 m
- 1971
- GP
- United Artists
- 1 h 43 m
Summary An over-burdened doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.
Directed By: Arthur Hiller
Written By: Paddy Chayefsky
- 1971
- GP
- United Artists
- 1 h 43 m
- 1971
- GP
- United Artists
- 1 h 43 m
The Hospital
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7.4
Summary An over-burdened doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.
Directed By: Arthur Hiller
Written By: Paddy Chayefsky
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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43% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
72
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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This blisteringly cynical satire, written by Paddy Chayefsky, is one of the darkest movies ever made, a cold-eyed lament for a society torn apart by upheavals of the Sixties.
The laughs are sardonic, and the reality of Chayefsky's heavy-handed message (i.e., hospitals treat their patients badly) eats away at the viewer. But even when it falls flat, it's still an interesting watch.
It has been criticized for switching tone in midstream, but maybe it's only heading for deeper, swifter waters.
Although Mr. Chayefsky has written a very contemporary melodramatic farce, his political sympathies have their roots in the liberalism of 20 years ago.
The picture strains for seriousness now and then, but even when it makes a fool of itself it's still funny.
The heavily sprayed-on sociological angle is that hospitals today treat patients like baggage.
It starts off with some marvellously cruel moments, and Scott's performance towers over the proceedings throughout. But Hiller's direction is pretty shoddy, while the script eventually loses its way and begins to look increasingly hysterical, at the same time shamelessly trivialising Scott's crisis.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.4
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
6 Ratings
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
