Extraordinary Measures
2010
Action / Drama
Extraordinary Measures
2010
Action / Drama
29%
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53%
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6.4/10
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Plot summary
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.
Director
Top cast
Harrison Ford as Dr. Stonehill
Keri Russell as Aileen Crowley
Spencer Kayden as Nightclub Patron
Brendan Fraser as John Crowley
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 924.53 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
PG
Comments 3
Eat the rich; watch something on the "Slums of Manila" instead if you want an entertaining reality check...
"Dr. Robert Stonehill doesn't exist in real life. The Pompe cure was developed by Dr. Yuan-Tsong Chen and his colleagues while he was at Duke University. He is now director of the Institute of Biomedical Science in Taiwan. Harrison Ford, as this film's executive producer, perhaps saw Stonehill as a plum role for himself; a rewrite was necessary because he couldn't very well play Dr. Chen. The real Chen, a Taiwan University graduate, worked his way up at Duke from a residency to professor and chief of medical genetics at the Duke University Medical Center. He has been mentioned as a Nobel candidate."
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Nice movie. Thanks FM.