Movie · 2007 · Documentary, Comedy, Drama · 2h 3m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 7.1/10 (104.5K ratings)
This might hurt a little.
Overview
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance, the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
Ratings
Curator score: 7.1/10
IMDb: 8.0/10
Letterboxd: 3.73/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Metacritic: 74
TMDB: 7.4/10
Director
Michael Moore
Production
The Weinstein Company, Dog Eat Dog Films
Cast
Michael Moore, Tony Benn, Tucker Albrizzi, Reggie Cervantes, John Graham, Aleida Guevara, Bill Maher, Patrick Pedraja, Linda Peeno, Billy Crystal, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Richard Nixon
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharp, provocative, and often funny polemic that turns a healthcare crisis into an accessible, enraging crowd-pleaser. It can be one-sided and theatrically manipulative, but the energy, clarity, and emotional force make it an easy recommendation for viewers open to advocacy documentaries.
Best for
viewers interested in politics and public policy
fans of issue-driven documentaries
people who like satirical, confrontational nonfiction
audiences curious about healthcare systems outside the U.S.
viewers who enjoy Michael Moore’s style
Skip if
you want a strictly neutral or balanced documentary
you dislike overt editorializing and performance-driven nonfiction
you prefer observational documentaries with minimal narration
you are looking for light, escapist viewing
Overview
Sicko is Michael Moore at his most accessible and most effective: funny, infuriating, and built to make a case with maximum clarity. It takes a sprawling, often abstract policy issue and gives it human faces, concrete examples, and a steady rhythm of outrage and dark comedy.
Worth noting
The film’s argument is blunt, and that bluntness is part of its power. Moore is not pretending to be detached; he is staging a moral confrontation, and the result is a documentary that feels less like a report than a rallying cry.
Bottom line
It can be selective and heavy-handed, but it also lands because the subject is so immediate and personal. Even years later, it remains one of the most watchable and emotionally legible films about American healthcare and the systems that profit from suffering.
Top Letterboxd reviews
nora (3.5★) · 281 likes
watched for no reason in particular
Sean Cordy (4★) · 235 likes
So... I'm moving to France now.
eschums (4★) · 206 likes
Thinking evil communist thoughts (everyone should have access to healthcare)
Travis McClain (4.5★) · 121 likes
Sicko came out in a particularly upsetting time in my life. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2005. Two years later, my health was so unreliable that it was a major reason my family chose to close the doors on the business we'd owned and operated for twenty years. No single topic has dominated my daily life these last eight years more than the vulnerability of the sick and injured in America. Not even Batman.
Michael Moore is still… more
hannah (4★) · 119 likes
BRO?!!! FREE THAT SEXY MANGIONE MOTHERFUCKER
ty hasan for streaming this