Top 10 Best Medical Drama Movies

Hospital Playlist tells the story of five close friends who have been inseparable since their university days. Now, they work together at a hospital, sharing and caring for each other. In the second season of Hospital Playlist, we'll witness even more stories filled with love and friendship. So, get ready for a delightful and heartwarming journey.

Jo Jung Suk plays the role of a hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon, known as the 'rom-com king' in the Korean film industry and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, most recently the Blue Dragon Award for the film project EXIT.

DETAILS:
Director: Shin Won-ho
Cast: Jeon Mi Do, Jo Jung-Suk, Dae-Myung Kim
Duration: 12 episodes
Release Year: 2021
IMDB: 9.4

The Good Doctor is an American television series based on the original South Korean version. Actor Daniel Dae Kim was the first to notice this show and purchased the rights for his production company. He began adapting the script and eventually sold the rights to CBS, his familiar television channel, in 2015. CBS decided not to produce the first episode.

Because Kim was so confident in the show, he bought back the rights from CBS. Eventually, Sony Pictures Television and Kim collaborated and brought in David Shore, the producer of the famous medical drama series House, to develop the show. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios, in association with Shore Z Productions, 3AD, and Entermedia. David Shore serves as executive producer.

The Good Doctor follows Shaun Murphy, a young, talented surgical resident who has savant syndrome and autism. He comes from Casper, Wyoming, where he had a troubled childhood. He then decides to move to San Jose, California, to work at the prestigious St. Bonaventure Hospital.

DETAILS:
Director: David Shore
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Hill Harper, Richard Schiff
Duration: 80 episodes
Release Year: 2017
IMDB: 8.1

The Resident is a medical drama television series in the United States that premiered on January 21, 2018, on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a mid-season replacement during the 2017–2018 television season. Based on the book by Marty Makary, the series focuses on the lives and missions of the staff at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital, while delving into the realities of the hospital industry.

Fox acquired The Resident from Showtime in 2017. In May 2017, Fox ordered the project to series, with a 14-episode order. In May 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 12, 2021, consisting of 14 episodes. In May 2021, the series was extended for a fifth season, which premiered on September 21, 2021.

DETAILS:

Directors: Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi

Cast: Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Bruce Greenwood

Duration: 76 episodes

Release Year: 2018

IMDB: 7.7

Chicago Med is a medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and it's the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's Chicago franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015.

Chicago Med follows the lives of doctors and emergency room nurses at the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. On February 27, 2020, NBC renewed the series for its sixth, seventh, and eighth seasons. The sixth season premiered on November 11, 2020. The seventh season premiered on September 22, 2021.

Set in Chicago, Chicago Med is the third series in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. It focuses on the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center and its doctors and nurses as they work to save patients' lives.

DETAILS:

Directors: Michael Brandt, Derek Haasm, Matt Olmstead

Cast: Nick Gehlfuss, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson

Duration: 126 episodes

Release Year: 2015

IMDB: 7.6

Code Black is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Seitzman, premiered on CBS on September 30, 2015. The series is set in an overcrowded and understaffed emergency room in Los Angeles, California, and is based on a documentary film by Ryan McGarry.

On May 16, 2016, the program was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on September 28, 2016. On November 14, 2016, CBS ordered three more episodes, bringing the total to 16. On May 14, 2017, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on April 25, 2018. On May 24, 2018, CBS canceled the series after three seasons. The final episode aired on July 18, 2018.

The show Code Black focuses on the fictional 'Angels Memorial Hospital,' where four first-year residents and their colleagues must tend to patients in an overburdened emergency room, often overwhelmed by the lack of resources.

DETAILS:

Director: Michael Seitzman

Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth

Duration: 47 episodes

Release Years: 2015 - 2018

IMDB: 8.1

Contagion is an American thriller film revolving around a mysterious virus spreading rapidly through respiratory droplets or innocuous germs, depicting the efforts of medical researchers and public health officials in the quest to uncover the cause and halt the epidemic, the societal chaos caused by the pandemic, and the process of vaccine development by doctors to prevent the spread of the disease. To create a good interaction between storylines, the film used the 'hyperlink cinema' technique, telling the story from multiple perspectives, a technique common in Soderbergh's films.

Contagion premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 3, 2011, and was released theatrically on September 9, 2011. Commercially, the film grossed $136.5 million against a budget of $60 million. The film was praised by critics for its storytelling and performances, and was well-received by the scientific community for its accuracy. The film gained renewed attention amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20.

DETAILS:

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
Duration: 1h 46min
Release Year: 2011
IMDB: 6.8
TOMATOMETTER: 85%

AUDIENCE: 63%

Concussion is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed and written by Peter Landesman, based on 'Game Brain' by Jeanne Marie Laskas, published in 2009 by GQ magazine. Set in 2002.

In Concussion, Will Smith stars as Dr. Bennet Omalu, who is both a physician and a forensic pathologist intending to challenge the National Football League - an organization attempting to refute his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - a condition that professional football players are enduring. Concussion depicts the determination of the talented doctor in the struggle against CTE and the powerful opposing organization at the forefront of the world.

DETAILS:

Director: Peter Landesman

Cast: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks

Duration: 2h 3min

Release Year: 2015

IMDB: 7.1

TOMATOMETTER: 58%
AUDIENCE: 74%

Grey's Anatomy is a long-running American medical drama television series that first aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement on March 27, 2005. The show focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians as they pursue careers in medicine while trying to maintain a personal life and relationships.

Grey's Anatomy revolves around the character Dr. Meredith Grey, portrayed by Ellen Pompeo. The cast has undergone significant changes throughout its seasons, with many cast members leaving and being replaced by others. In its twelfth season, the show had a total of 16 regular cast members, including 4 from the original cast. On February 10, 2017, ABC announced the final season - the 14th season for Grey's Anatomy.

DETAILS:
Director: Shonda Rhimes
Cast: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr.
Duration: 384 episodes
Release Year: 2005
IMDB: 7.5
TOMATOMETTER: 84%

AUDIENCE: 75%

Nurse Jackie was created by Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky. Brixius and Wallem served as showrunners for the first four seasons and shared executive producer duties with Caryn Mandabach and John Melfi. Showtime ordered the first 12 episodes.

Nurse Jackie follows a drug-addicted nurse as she struggles to balance the demands of her job and the everyday chaos of a New York City hospital.

The show Nurse Jackie premiered on Showtime on June 8, 2009, and the seventh season, also the final season, aired on April 12, 2015. The series finale aired on June 28, 2015. The show received critical acclaim, winning 5 Primetime Emmy Awards out of 24 nominations, including one for Falco and Merritt Wever.

DETAILS:

Directors: Liz Brixius, Evan Dunsky, Linda Wallem

Cast: Edie Falco, Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze

Duration: 80 episodes

Release Years: 2009 - 2015

IMDB: 7.7

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
AUDIENCE: 86%

House (also known as House, MD) is an American medical drama television series originally aired on Fox for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The main character of the show is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), a brilliant but unconventional medical genius who, despite his dependency on pain medication, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey.

Dr. House often clashes and conflicts with his fellow doctors, including members of his own diagnostic team, because his unconventional hypotheses about patients' illnesses often stir controversy. His frequent defiance of hospital regulations and procedures also puts him at odds with his boss, the hospital administrator, and the Head of Department of Medicine - Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein). House's only true friend is Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), the head of oncology.

DETAILS:

Directors: David Shore

Cast: Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Duration: 176 episodes

Release Years: 2004 - 2012

IMDB: 8.7

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
AUDIENCE: 96%