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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 55GoodWatch 50
Metascore56
Tomatometer55%
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score41%
Box office
46%of its budget back
- Budget
- $38 M
- Worldwide
- $17 M
Worldwide it made back $17 M of the $38 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
1996
September 27, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 42 more56 people
- Hugh GrantDr. Guy Luthan
- Gene HackmanDr. Lawrence Myrick
- Sarah Jessica ParkerJodie Trammel
- David MorseFrank Hare
- Bill NunnBurke
- Paul GuilfoyleDr. Jeffrey Manko
- Debra MonkDr. Judith Gruszynski
- John Toles-BeyBobby
Peter AppelDet. Stone- SAShaun Austin-OlsenClaude Minkins
André De ShieldsTeddy Dolson
J.K. SimmonsDr. Mingus- DZDiana ZimmerHelen
Nancy BeattyRuth Myrick
Gerry BeckerDr. Gene Spitelli
Gene RuffiniIzzy
Bill MacDonaldDet. Stone's Partner
Garnet HardingE.R. Doctor
Simon ReynoldsE.R. Doctor
Derwin JordanE.R. Doctor
Tara RoslingE.R. Doctor
Martin RoachE.R. Doctor- BBBernard BrowneE.R. Doctor
Sanjay TalwarE.R. Doctor
Directing · 8
- Michael Apted Director
- David Webb First Assistant Director
- Tony Gittelson First Assistant Director
- Amy Lauritsen Second Assistant Director
- Bruno Bryniarski Second Assistant Director
- Kay Chapin Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Tony Gilroy Screenplay
- Michael Palmer Novel
Production · 8
- Andrew Scheinman Executive Producer
- Elizabeth Hurley Producer
- John Brace Casting
- Linda Lowy Casting
- Chris Brigham Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
- Marilyn Stonehouse Unit Production Manager
Camera · 3
- John Bailey Director of Photography
- Michael Stone Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Angelo Colavecchia Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Rick Shaine Editor
- Tia Nolan Assistant Editor
Sound · 15
- Danny Elfman Original Music Composer
- Larry Mann Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Massey Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Doug Hemphill Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Craig Berkey Sound Effects Editor
- Sean Garnhart Sound Effects Editor
Art · 16
- Doug Kraner Production Design
- Ray Fisher Leadman
- Ken Watkins First Assistant Art Direction
- Paul D. Austerberry Art Direction
- Gordon Sim Set Decoration
- Andrew M. Stearn Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 16
- Susan Lyall Costume Design
- Donald Mowat Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
- Jill E. Anderson Wardrobe Supervisor
- William A. Farley Key Hair Stylist
- Leslie Fuller Assistant Makeup Artist
- Frank L. Fleming Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 4
- Chris Watts Visual Effects Supervisor
- Rob Hodgson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Aisling O'Brien Visual Effects Producer
- Michael Kavanagh Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 6
- Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
- Rick Forsayeth Stunt Coordinator
- Matt Vogel Special Effects
- Mickey Giacomazzi Stunts
- Jennifer Lamb Stunts
- Peter Bucossi Stunts
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