Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- macabre
- late night thriller viewing
- medical mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film stylish and intelligent in places, especially praising Hugh Grant’s against-type performance, while finding its plotting uneven and occasionally implausible.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dr. Guy Luthan investigates a hidden medical program whose methods force him to confront the moral limits of research.
The hospital and eminent surgeon Dr. Lawrence Myrick use institutional power to keep a missing body and its implications undiscovered.
Luthan is a British emergency-room doctor whose unwanted enquiries make him the target of people protecting the hospital secret.
The investigation moves through New York hospital spaces where medical expertise and bureaucracy generate an atmosphere of suspicion.
Films like Extreme Measures, and why
The Fugitive
medical conspiracy thriller with an ordinary professional uncovering institutional wrongdoing
Coma
hospital-set ethical mystery driven by investigative suspense and morally compromised institutions
The Pelican Brief
intelligent conspiracy thriller in which a protagonist is threatened for pursuing hidden secrets
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Apted
- Release Date
- 1996-09-27
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (365)
Cast
- Hugh Grant
- Gene Hackman
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- David Morse
- Bill Nunn
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Debra Monk
- John Toles-Bey
- Peter Appel
- Shaun Austin-Olsen
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Extreme Measures about?
- A New York emergency-room doctor risks his career and safety when a missing corpse exposes a powerful surgeon’s forbidden medical secret.
- What is Extreme Measures like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Extreme Measures as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Extreme Measures violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Extreme Measures as moderate.
- What did critics think of Extreme Measures?
- Critics found the film stylish and intelligent in places, especially praising Hugh Grant’s against-type performance, while finding its plotting uneven and occasionally implausible.
- Which films are like Extreme Measures?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fugitive, Coma, and The Pelican Brief.
- How long is Extreme Measures?
- Extreme Measures runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Extreme Measures?
- In United States, Extreme Measures is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
