 Sicko
Starring: Michael Moore
Directed by: Michael Moore
Screenplay by: Michael Moore
Release Date: June 22nd, 2007
Running Time: 116 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Studio: Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company
 Domestic: $24,540,079 (68.6%)
Foreign: $11,227,679 (31.4%)
Total: $35,767,758 (Worldwide)
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 Tagline: What seems to be the problem?
The words “health care” and “comedy” aren’t usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s new movie SiCKO, they go together hand in (rubber) glove.
Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis doesn’t only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well.
After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the world, visiting countries including Canada, Great Britain and France, where all citizens receive free medical benefits.
Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue workers now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most expected place, and in addition to finally receiving care, they also engage in some unexpected diplomacy.
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