Coma

Coma (1978)

  • 79% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (7,373 ratings)

A feisty, feminist intern uncovers a medical conspiracy in this icy thriller about mysterious goings-on at Boston Memorial Hospital. When her best friend and aerobics partner, Nancy Greenly (Lois Chiles), emerges in a vegetative state from a routine abortion, Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold)… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Michael Crichton
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 6, 1978 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Coma is an extremely entertaining suspense drama in the Hitchcock tradition.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    See it and worry.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    The aftereffect of Coma is a catlike yawn, benign and bored.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Michael Crichton's slow-paced thriller must have begun with something to say about the morality of the medical profession, but whatever it was is lost in the shuffle of unnecessary narrative detail.

  • Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

    The boys'-club politics at the hospital provide the picture with interesting subtext right in line with the sexual dynamics of the period; Bujold proves to be a worthy champion for the feminist cause.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    A criative thriller.

  • jay n


    Tightly directed medical thriller with top performances from Genevieve Bujold and Richard Widmark. Interesting premise well realized with a lot of now familiar faces, like Ed Harris and Tom Selleck, in small roles. Elizabeth Ashley scores strongly in her few scenes imparting a sense… More

  • Dean M


    This is a fine entertaining suspense drama in the Hitchcock tradition.

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