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Extraordinary Measures
Don't hope for a miracle. Make one.
Don't hope for a miracle. Make one.
Drama - 2010
6.5
28%
45
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
21 Jan 2010
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$31,000,000
Revenue:
$15,134,293
Awards:
1 win.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's about as dramatically taut as your garden-variety board meeting. And it makes you realize that jerking a tear or two isn't necessarily a bad thing for a filmmaker to do, if it at least keeps your audience awake.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
25 Jan 2010
rotten:
It sometimes feels like one of those "disease of the week" TV movies from the 1970s.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
25 Jan 2010
rotten:
There's something off-putting about this film's optimism: After all, how many people can afford to do what Crowley did?
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Jan 2010
rotten:
Moderately illuminating in parts, but the clichA (C)s of cinematic suffering tend to overwhelm it.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
26 Feb 2010
rotten:
Harrison Ford still retains enough of his old movie star magic to ramp up the electricity a bit when he's onscreen, but this only makes you want to see him do something that makes better use of his gifts. Brendan Fraser just seems to grow bigger over the
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
2 Mar 2010
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