Bioengagement - Summer 2011

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CBHD often receives requests from educators and other individuals for popular resources that engage bioethics through various media (fiction, film, and television). In this edition, we offer a recap of relevant materials that have premiered on the silver screen or television between 1995 and 2008. Readers are cautioned that the films represent a wide variety of genres and may not be appropriate for all audiences. The reason for the rating classification is provided where available. Viewers are encouraged to read annotations/synopses available through such websites as www.movieweb.com or www.imdb.com. If there is a film you think we missed, email us at info@cbhd.org.

Clinical Ethics

Extreme Measures (Released 9/96, R for violence, language, some nudity, and graphic ER activity)

K-Pax (Released 10/01, PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, brief language, and sensuality)

Losing Isaiah (Released 3/95, R for drug related material and brief strong language)

Miss Evers’ Boys (Released 2/97, PG for theme and related elements)

Something the Lord Made (Released 5/04, NR)

Cloning

Godsend (Released 4/04, PG-13 for violence including frightening images, a scene of sexuality, and some thematic material)

Emerging Technology

Artificial Intelligence (Released 6/01, PG-13 for some sexual content and violent images)

Bicentennial Man (Released 12/99, PG for language and some sexual content)

End of Life

Barbarian Invasions (Released 8/03, R for language, sexual dialogue, and drug content)

It’s My Party (Released 3/96, R for language and brief nudity)

Marvin’s Room (Released 2/97, PG-13 for thematic elements and brief language)

Million Dollar Baby (Released 1/05, PG-13 for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material, and language)

The Sea Inside (Released 9/04, PG-13 for intense depiction of mature thematic material)

Tuesdays with Morrie (Released 12/99, NR)

When Did You Last See Your Father? (Released 10/07, PG-13 for sexual content, thematic material, and brief strong language)

Wit (Released 3/01, PG-13 for some thematic material)

Genetic Ethics

Code 46 (Released 5/04, R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity)

Gattaca (Released 10/97, PG-13 for brief violent images, language, and some sexuality)

The Island of Dr. Moreau (Released 8/96, PG-13 for sci-fi violence, horror, and gore involving mutant creatures)

The Twilight of the Golds (Released 3/97, PG-13 for thematic elements and brief language)

Healthcare

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Released 5/07, PG-13 for nudity, sexual content, and some language)

John Q (Released 2/02, PG-13 for violence, language, and intense thematic elements)

Human Dignity

Iris (Released 1/02, R)

Normal (Released 1/03, NR)

Miss Evers’ Boys (Released 2/97, PG for theme and related elements)

Human Enhancement

Gattaca (Released 10/97, PG-13 for brief violent images, language, and some sexuality)

The Island of Dr. Moreau (Released 8/96, PG-13 for sci-fi violence, horror, and gore involving mutant creatures)

Informed Consent

Iris (Released 1/02, R)

Normal (Released 1/03, NR)

Miss Evers’ Boys (Released 2/97, PG for theme and related elements)

Organ Transplantation

Dirty Pretty Things (Released 12/02, R for sexual content, disturbing images, and language)

John Q (Released 2/02, PG-13 for violence, language, and intense thematic elements)

Patient’s Rights

Iris (Released 1/02, R)

Miss Evers’ Boys (Released 2/97, PG for theme and related elements)

Normal (Released 1/03, NR)

Public Health

Erin Brockovich (Released 3/00, R for language)