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Sicko (2007)

116 min · Investigative Documentary, documentary film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend4.8k3.1kExpand

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Monthly article views

4.8k02025-09: 4,783 views2025-10: 4,544 views2025-11: 4,273 views2025-12: 3,989 views2026-01: 4,345 views2026-02: 4,345 views2026-03: 4,294 views2026-04: 3,803 views2026-05: 4,120 views2026-06: 3,056 views2026-07: 3,440 views2026-08: 3,641 views
Sep4.8kOct4.5kNov4.3kDec4.0kJan4.3kFeb4.3kMar4.3kApr3.8kMay4.1kJun3.1kJul3.4kAug3.6k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Michael Moore

Cast

Michael Moore

The story

Sicko begins by noting that almost 50 million Americans were uninsured in 2007 while the remainder, who are covered, are often victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Sicko mentions that the World Health Organization ranks U.S. health in general as 37 out of 191 countries and ranks some U.S.

Catalogue themes and tags

2006, Assurance, Blamage, Bone marrow transplantation, Bureaucracy, Canada, Corruption, Costs, Existenz, France, Geld, Guantanamo Bay, Havanna, Health Care, Heilung, Hillary Clinton, Homeless Person, Hospital, Humans, Inhalator, Krankenversicherung, Krankheit, Kuba, Lobby, Medic, Medical Supplies, Medicine, Megaphone, Middle finger, Nine Eleven, Paris, Rescue forces, Ringfinger, Soziale Probleme, US Kongress, United Kingdom, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Washington D.C., arzneimittel, Culture & Society, Indie, History, Drama, Comedy, Political cinema, Social issues, Documentary

Genres

Investigative Documentary, documentary film
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