The Widowmaker

Name: The Widowmaker
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: February 27, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 70

2015

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Movie Details & Credits

| Release Date: February 27, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Every minute of every year an American drops dead of a heart attack, a huge number without any warning or prior symptom. For thirty years a hidden battle has been fought inside America’s medical establishment that has condemned them to death—a battle that is much about money, as it is about medicine—a battle that this film reveals for theEvery minute of every year an American drops dead of a heart attack, a huge number without any warning or prior symptom. For thirty years a hidden battle has been fought inside America’s medical establishment that has condemned them to death—a battle that is much about money, as it is about medicine—a battle that this film reveals for the first time.… Expand

Director: Patrick Forbes

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Buy on

Stream On

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Feb 27, 2015

The Widowmaker, narrated by Gillian Anderson, is a disheartening portrait of blatant greed, as well as a fascinating examination of the trial and error process used in the scientific method. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 24, 2015

Forbes makes this story compelling, moving and provocative enough to prompt outrage. Read full review

Dan Gvozden

Feb 24, 2015

The Widowmaker is important and terrifying, enough that I became nervously aware of my heartbeat throughout. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Feb 26, 2015

Despite confusing information about the role of diet and lifestyle, The Widowmaker is a lucid and important work of advocacy journalism. It illuminates yet another way that mainstream medicine thrives on crisis rather than health. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Feb 26, 2015

The Widowmaker is commendable in that although it is a work of advocacy, it gives an array of opinions. Read full review

SEE ALL 5 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.