Michael Moore

If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick. Following on the heels of his award winning hit "Fahrenheit 9/11" and his Oscar® winning film "Bowling for Columbine," acclaimed filmmaker Micha...( read more  read more... )el Moore's new documentary sets out to investigate the American healthcare system. Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities.

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PG-13, 2 hrs.

Directed by: Michael Moore

Release Date: June 29, 2007

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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2007

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  • September 22, 2009
    A very good piece of propaganda from Michael Moore. Like his earlier efforts, Moore has no intention of providing us with a balanced view concerning the issue of healthcare. He provides us with shocking stories, which are equally funny and heart wrenching. However, once it's all ...( read more)over, you just have to question his arguments. He doesn't address the problems of other countries healthcare, just uses their good points to make the American system look bad. Yes, it probably is worse than most, but he should really be evaluating all outcomes of such a switchover. It has some of Moore's trademark OTT attention grabbing, such as the journey to Cuba. Which is a fitting climax.
  • June 7, 2009
    A controversial documentary critical of the U.S. by Micheal Moore how original.
  • May 1, 2009
    I always see Michael Moore's excellent documentaries from two sides -- at least. One the one hand, he is very good at layering in "evidence" to support the major thesis of the project -- in this case, the sorry state of the US healthcare system in terms of the for-profit mentali...( read more)ty that drives everything from treatment, to insurance coverage, to the cost of prescriptions.

    On the other hand, I'm always very much aware of the one-sidedness of his argument, regardless of the fact that I am usually in total agreement with what he is saying about, say, healthcare in this instance. I'm also always a little skeptical about his offer of solutions to a given problem, be it gun control or what have you. To say that the solution is "obvious" is not my idea of a well-formed argument -- even if I agree that the solution is obvious.

    I would advise anyone, even "members of the choir" like myself, to view Moore's work with a medium to large sized grain of proverbial salt. He is a master of making strong emotional arguments, but every issue on the magnitude of, say, healthcare reform in the US, has many, many sides, and workable solutions may not be as obvious as Moore may make you believe they appear to be.

  • January 26, 2009
    Love him or hate him, Michael Moore's fundamental points in this film cannot be disputed: in America, if you can't pay for your health care, and if you don't qualify (or are systematically refused) for insurance, you don't get health care. As always with Moore, his use of music m...( read more)akes the tone a little too epic for the low-involvement message he's delivering, and on the whole, his stunts are a little too self-aggrandizing. He plays up the healthcare systems in Canada, the UK, France and even Cuba as seeming utopias, which might be a stretch, but the point is best made by former Labour MP (UK) Tony Benn: Britain realized - three years after World War II, when the average Brit may have been less healthy than the average American is today - that "if we can find money to kill people, we can find money to help people".

    With no disrepect to Hillary Clinton, I couldn't help but consider this: Michael Moore wanted a Democrat to win the 2008 election. Before Barack Obama entered the race, Hillary was by far the favourite. Did Moore choose to talk about the American health care system only to sway people toward voting for the likely Democratic nominee? What if (e.g.) Obama had been in the race at the time, and likely to win? Would one of Obama's pet issues - though he has done well to make sure people see him focus on more than one, but let's say climate change - have then been the topic of Moore's project?

    There's no question that Moore has an axe to grind, and that in eliding details - whether it's for the sake of the limits of the medium, appealing to "the masses" who get "facts" from movies and not books, or because of his "liberal bias" - he does sometimes undermine his own credibility. Sicko marks a return to form, though: it's much better than Fahrenheit 9/11 (in which he exploited a very tenuous link between the Bush and Bin Laden families). This time, the premise is more than hearsay, and only one conclusion can be made: as it's practiced in the U.S., privatized healthcare sucks compared to the public systems in the rest of the world. That's the only point that he needs to make, the rest is just for show. Excellent film from an excellent filmmaker.
  • December 20, 2008
    A well put, tell you like it is and if you don't like it, well too bad documentary. The health care system in this country is ridiculous and this shows you a good glimpse of that.
  • November 5, 2009
    Michael Moore has some good points but he also has a few swiss cheese arguments.Overall though this film really opens your eyes and that's always good.....
  • November 4, 2009
    México va para alla!
  • November 2, 2009
    Pretty Accurate. The USA looked horrible putting that old Grandma out on the street cause she had no insurance. So when u are old - u get put out in the streets by your hospital cause u are beyond hope - that is not right...
  • October 25, 2009
    Another classic insight to the way in which america treats their own citizens no doubt lots will disagree with michael moore on these issues but true none the less especially for the one that do not have lots of money at their disposal.
  • October 25, 2009
    Awesome documentary about the healthcare system

Critic Reviews


September 1, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though the focus occasionally strays, the film emerges as a fascinating exploration and powerful indictment of a pressing national problem. This is Moore's biggest, best and most impassioned work. full review

June 29, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Sicko will scare people, and it probably should. full review

June 29, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Michael Moore's latest documentary-as-soapbox-vituperation is a damning, touching, darkly comical exposé on the United States health-care system. full review

June 29, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Moore's films usually make conservatives angry. This one is likely to strike home with anyone, left or right, who has had serious illness in the family. full review

June 28, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sicko is Moore's most satisfying and mature film, with few cheap shots or transparent publicity stunts. full review

June 25, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Sicko is Moore's best film: a documentary that mixes outrage, hope, and gonzo stunts in the right proportions; and that throws an unforgiving spotlight on what is, in both senses, the elephant in the ... full review

June 22, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Funny, sad, eye-opening, infuriating, shocking- and pure Michael Moore. A must for anyone who cares about the state of their health and the health of the States! full review

June 21, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

At the very least, he's raised a warning flag that shouldn't be ignored. full review

June 13, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

In a summer of dumb, shameless drivel, Moore delivers a movie of robust mind and heart. You'll laugh till it hurts. full review

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Comments


  • jeffidiyah
    March 10, 2008
    I really don't like how people berate those who voice their opinions against an institution by saying they "hate America." That is, in itself, ignorant. Just because someone hates the government, or particular members of the government who have gained too much power and misuse it, doesn't mean they hate America. Do they hate the American people? Do they hate the decent people who stop whatever they are doing in the to help someone out in the street? Do they hate the soil itself that lies under our feet? No. They just hate the people who ended up in charge because of a series of small mistakes that added up. When a government does not take care of its people, it is the responsibility of the people to instigate change. Change is the natural order of life. Governments should fear their people, not the other way around.
  • Reoffender
    February 27, 2008
    It's funny how all the negaitve comments are either insulting Moore for his physical appearance or telling him just to get out of the country. Clearly someone who criticises the way a country is run should just f*ck off rather than actually try to instigate change.

    So he skews his information to get his point across, the point is to get some ideas out there. For people to actually question what the government tells them. Why don't the people who hate Moore so much actually post some hard facts as to how he's misleading 'ignorant' viewers rather than reducing the argument to name calling? Simple answer is they 'love' their country too much to actually question what's going on around them.
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  • shimmeringsunscape
    November 8, 2007
    Of course, we all know, those on the right never ever skew the truth to suit them selves *coughcoughwepons ofmassdestructioncoughcough*

    Michael Moore is skewed, no doubt. That is the way it goes. You say things your way and see how many people you get to believe it. But, beneath all the exagerations, there is truth. He didn't run around telling us that Canadians poop golden eggs or that the French can fly. He told us the best of the best about those countries and others health care systems, glossing over the bad. Fact of the matter is, what we have isn't working, and we need to change the way we are doing this before it kills someone. Oh, wait, ............too late.
  • WinstonSmith6079
    September 28, 2007
    Heard that this should have been called Dumb-o. But of course Michael Moore isn't exactly an Einstein.

    Actually Michael Moore is a big fat crybaby who mangles the truth. But dumb people don't know any better; Michael Moore knows this and exploits it accordingly. (On the other hand perhaps dumb people actually like having their ignorance exploited.)

    Only in america could an obese tele-tubby like Michael Moore have any "credibility" whatsoever.
  • musiclove84
    August 14, 2007
    Do you people not realize that Michael Moore is known for having horrible credibility? His idea of a "documentary" is his skews of the truth. I love how the man hates America & yet he continues to live here.
  • sunkingpoet
    July 31, 2007
    Amazing. I was pissed to be an American. This movie is a wake up call to all of us who think our lives here are all sunshine and roses. America has serious health care issues, and this movie details them to a tee. Forget all the debate regarding facts and figures. The fact that there is even one person in this movie that was denied health care is the bigger issue.
  • dramaqueen923
    July 19, 2007
    i got to watch bowling for columbine in english class the past year, so now i want ot go see this.
  • c0fklowncruec0f
    July 16, 2007
    only gave 0.5, because i cant rate as 0. As always, rambling about non-existant points (lies WAY too much). I think after watching this movie, my IQ dropped 10 points.... absolutely horrible (to think that america is going to take health advice from a fat guy that never claims responsibility for his own actions)
  • MalcomMacDonald
    July 14, 2007
    Best MM movie by far! Although many Right-wing nut jobs criticize MM for being biased, it is without warrant because he is an entertainer now with journalism roots. But an entertainer first, with no obligation to be objective. When you make a movie you have to cut some things out and add some comedy. As opposed to laying down a boring litany of pros and cons for a controversial issue. If we wanted that we could watch politicians debate. MM is a terrific director and has impecable timing with his movies. He does a fine job of debunking a lot of Conservative myths about ours and other nation's health care systems. No matter what your political views are, you have to admit we have a fucking problem with our health care system when we are ranked 36 out of 180 or so countries in the world! Profit and Maximizing Health Care do not mix.

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