Academic Medicine Open Forum

Thanks, community members, for contributing your favorite medicine & science movie recommendations.  We've compiled those here, and maybe you'll find time this weekend or in the coming weeks to watch a few!

In alphabetical order (so we don't inadvertently start the AAMC Oscars by showing our favorites first 😉):

• Altered States (1980) – available on Vudu or streaming on HBO Max
• Andromeda Strain (1971)
• And the Band Played On (1993) – available on HBO Max or Hulu through a premium subscription
• Citadel (1938)
• Departures (2008)
• Doc Hollywood (1991) – streaming on Amazon Prime or HBO Max
• Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) – available on HBO Max
• Memento (2000)
• Outbreak (1995) – streaming on Hulu
• Patch Adams
• Philadelphia (1993)
• Sicko (2007)
• Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Something the Lord Made (2004) – available on HBO Max, or Hulu and Amazon Prime through a premium subscription
• Sybil (1976)
• Terms of Endearment (1983) – available on Hulu through a premium subscription
• The Crash Reel (2013) – streaming on Amazon Prime
• The Diving Bell & The Butterfly (2007)
• The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
• The Physician (2013) – streaming on Amazon Prime
• The Soloist (2009) – streaming on Amazon Prime
• Wit (2001)

If you know where a movie can be streamed, purchased, or rented that isn't listed above, feel free to share the information with the community in the comments below.

Also, if you end up watching any of these films and want to share a little review afterward, please do!

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Stephanie Weiner
Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
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