6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, TV Movie • 2002 • 114 min
Damaged Care (2002)
Damaged Care (2002)
Overview
Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of his custody battle with the proceeds of his current wife Linda's new job, as medical officer in a greedy medical insurance company. Confronted with the medically unacceptable consequences of denied treatments, she rebels and finds even payments she approved were nevertheless withheld.
Starring Cast
Laura Dern • James Le Gros • Regina King
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of his custody battle with the proceeds of his current wife Linda's new job, as medical officer in a greedy medical insurance company. Confronted with the medically unacceptable consequences of denied treatments, she rebels and finds even payments she approved were nevertheless withheld.
Starring Cast
Laura Dern • James Le Gros • Regina King
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques the for-profit managed care system, portraying its systemic failures and corporate greed as detrimental to patient well-being, which aligns with a clearly left-leaning perspective on healthcare reform and corporate accountability.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features visible diversity in its main cast, including a prominent Black actress. Its narrative primarily focuses on corporate ethics and medical corruption, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
Damaged Care (2002) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot centers on a doctor's efforts to expose corruption within a health maintenance organization, focusing on medical ethics and corporate malfeasance.
Trans: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Damaged Care (2002) is an original TV movie. There is no indication of source material, previous installments, or historical figures with pre-established genders that were altered in this production.
Race Swap: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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