Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "misdiagnosis"

1. Brain on Fire (2016)

PG-13 | 88 min | Biography, Drama

A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.

Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss

Votes: 24,316

2. Charlie Bartlett (2007)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

Director: Jon Poll | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings

Votes: 66,777 | Gross: $3.95M

3. Le bal des folles (2021)

122 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

Director: Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Mélanie Laurent, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin

Votes: 4,194

4. Sick Note (2017–2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime

When Daniel Glass is misdiagnosed with a fatal disease he begins to notice how everyone around him treats him better, so he decides to keep pretending that he really is sick. This leads to more lies, and, eventually, crimes.

Stars: Rupert Grint, Nick Frost, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Marama Corlett

Votes: 8,785

5. Satan's Baby Doll (1982)

Not Rated | 75 min | Horror

In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Her husband Antonio is a jealous bully, his mute brother Ignazio is in a wheelchair peeping on ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Jaqueline Dupré, Mariangela Giordano, Aldo Sambrell, Giuseppe Carbone

Votes: 773

6. First Love (2019)

TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Becky, Bengal, Masayuki Deai, Mami Fujioka

Votes: 8,102

7. Send Me No Flowers (1964)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a hypochondriac believes he is dying, he makes plans for his wife--which she discovers and misunderstands.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Paul Lynde

Votes: 7,422 | Gross: $9.13M

8. Nothing Sacred (1937)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly

Votes: 7,304

9. The Belly of an Architect (1987)

R | 119 min | Drama

An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life slowly falls apart.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni

Votes: 6,299 | Gross: $0.29M

10. The Unheard Woman (2016)

88 min | Biography, Drama

A tale about a farmer and his ill daughter seeking for a doctor can bring back her health.

Director: Hans Steinbichler | Stars: Romy Butz, Rosalie Thomass, Florian Karlheim, Gisela Schneeberger

Votes: 319

11. Under Our Skin (2008)

Unrated | 104 min | Documentary

Exposes the hidden epidemic of Lyme disease and reveals how our corrupt health care system is failing to address one of the most serious illnesses of our time.

Director: Andrew Abrahams | Stars: Mandy Hughes, Sean Hughes, Dana Walsh, Jordan Fisher Smith

Votes: 1,045 | Gross: $0.10M

12. A Life Worth Living (2019–2020)

41 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The life of a dreamy seamstress and mother-of-three becomes a nightmare when she's wrongly diagnosed with a terminal disease, along with a book publisher who actually is terminally ill.

Stars: Nawal Lamrini, Grazi Massafera, David Junior, Fabiula Nascimento

Votes: 201

13. Cured (2020)

80 min | Documentary

"Cured" takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove ... See full summary »

Directors: Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer | Stars: Harry Adamson, Gary Alinder, Irving Bieber, Robert Campbell

Votes: 168

14. El juego de la verdad (2004)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

Four friends (two couples) play a game of truth on the evening after one of them, Ernesto, is mistakenly told by a doctor he has only three months to live. Ernesto's a sad sack, living with... See full summary »

Director: Álvaro Fernández Armero | Stars: Tristán Ulloa, Natalia Verbeke, Óscar Jaenada, María Esteve

Votes: 498

15. Vicky (2022)

87 min | Documentary

In 2018 on the steps of The High Court, Vicky Phelan gave a now infamous address where she exposed one of the worst women's health scandals in Irish history, the cervical cancer debacle. "... See full summary »

Director: Sasha King

Votes: 31

16. Two Weeks to Live (1943)

Passed | 76 min | Action, Comedy

When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner perform all kinds of dangerous stunts.

Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Franklin Pangborn, Kay Linaker

Votes: 223

17. His Night Out (1935)

Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets involved with a bank robbery and kidnapped by the gang.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack La Rue, Robert McWade

Votes: 24

18. In a Moment: The Johan Aspelin Story

Documentary | Filming

"In A Moment" is a documentary about the problems of SBS, medical misdiagnosis, injustice and a family that fell victim to all three issues. Kristian and Jennie Aspelin lost their 3-... See full summary »

Director: Jason Crain | Stars: Tom McDonagh, David Donner, Alex May, Kristian Aspelin

19. To Love (1997)

114 min | Drama, Romance

Two young people meet by chance and fall in love but the woman is diagnosed with leprosy and sent away to a remote mountain sanitorium.

Director: Kei Kumai | Stars: Miki Sakai, Atsuro Watabe, Jô Shishido, Masumi Okada

Votes: 94

20. Tick (III)

Comedy, Drama | Announced

A 39-year-old TV writer kidnaps her doctor after a near-fatal misdiagnosis. As she falls for her captive, her cousin arrives with life-altering news.

Director: Sonia Blangiardo | Stars: Allyson Rice, Katherine Mesa, Bec Fordyce, Jacques Mitchell

21. The Invader (1955)

37 min | Documentary, Short, History

PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this insidious modern plague and the necessity of blood screenings and treatments.

Director: George C. Stoney | Star: Alexander Scourby

22. The Operation (1930)

Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short

One evening, a lovely young woman stops to see what's wrong with a news boy who's stretched out on a park bench. A dapper gentleman stops as well. The boy, aged 11, is Charlie McCarthy, and... See full summary »

Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy

Votes: 62

23. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Drive, They Said (1999)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Becker reluctantly agrees to chauffeur Reggie, Margaret, Jake and Linda to various engagements in Queens. Becker returns to his office waiting room to find Hilton Lucas, Doug Heffernan and Ray Barone waiting.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 143

24. Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Episode: Jed (1989)

52 min | Crime, History

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Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Anke Sevenich, Radovan Lukavský, Ladislav Frej, Viktor Preiss

Votes: 15

25. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: DNR (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery

A famous jazz trumpeter, diagnosed with ALS, signs a DNR form, but because House believes the diagnosis wrong, he breaks the law by resuscitating him.

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 4,278

26. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Detox (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A girl crashes a Porsche after her boyfriend starts coughing up blood and continues to have unexplained bleeds. Clinic Cases: Cuddy gives House a month off clinic duties if he can spend a week off his pain meds.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,975

27. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Histories (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A delusional homeless woman is found unconscious in an acid house exhibiting a variety of symptoms which Foreman thinks she's faking.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,913

28. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Role Model (2005)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Mystery

An ambitious and charismatic Black senator campaigning for the presidency falls ill from a mysterious malady, possibly AIDS.

Director: Peter O'Fallon | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,516

29. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: The Mistake (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

Chaos ensues after Chase's negligence leads to the death of a female patient. Now, after an inquiry from the hospital board, and a subpoena from the patient's brother, it's up to Stacey to protect Chase's career, as well as House's.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,623

30. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: The Socratic Method (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A 38-year-old mother, apparently suffering from thrombosis, alcoholism and schizophrenia, has only her young son as caregiver.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 4,021

31. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Murder 'Round My Wrist (1961)

60 min | Crime, Drama

While recovering from an embarrassing injury - being shot in his rear end with a spear gun - Shayne becomes involved in a wrongful death investigation when his internist is accused an ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 19

32. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Body Parts (1996)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Quark believes he's going to die, and Rom convinces him to sell his remains. After an accident, Bashir must move Keiko's fetus to Kira's womb.

Director: Avery Brooks | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,044

33. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital (2007)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monk goes to the emergency room with a persistent bloody nose due to a bump on the nose, which he becomes convinced is actually a cerebral hemorrhage, and discovers the doctor he sought out for second opinion, dead on his office floor.

Director: Wendey Stanzler | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,192

34. The Propaganda Report (2016– )
DNB: Will Draconian Measures Ever Be Rolled Back?, Medicare Incentivizes COVID Diagnosis, & Fauci's Fear Squads (2020 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Monica Perez, Brad Binkley

35. ER (1994–2009)
Episode: A Long, Strange Trip (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

An elderly man is brought into the ER after being mugged, and sees things as if it were the 1960s.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Parminder Nagra, John Stamos, Linda Cardellini, Scott Grimes

Votes: 483

36. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Let Us Ask the Maiden (2009)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a young Jewish man dies suddenly during prayers, Dr. Ogden suspects arsenic poisoning and concludes that others may be falling victim to a poisoner.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 322

37. The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode: First Days, Last Days (2021)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

On Nic's first day back at Chastain, the man who attacked her is admitted to the ER, causing her to confront her trauma head-on. Cain, now in recovery, is self-conscious of his physical state and sets his eye on taking down Mina.

Director: Edward Ornelas | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Jane Leeves

Votes: 279

38. Nurse Jackie (2009–2015)
Episode: Pilot (2009)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Nurse Jackie Peyton is a hard working and dedicated ER nurse. She has a bad back, is married with two kids, but fools around and puts altogether too many hours in at work. She also has good... See full summary »

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Edie Falco, Eve Best, Merritt Wever, Haaz Sleiman

Votes: 578

39. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Deadly Formula (1998)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

When four month old Ryan Stallings died under suspicious circumstances, his mother was arrested, charged, and ultimately convicted of his murder. But months later the verdict would be ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, John Applebaum, Nat Helms, George McElroy

Votes: 100

40. Seven Days (1966– )
Episode: Love Is Love (1966)

30 min

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Director: Peter Westerway | Stars: Anne Deveson, Neil McConaghty, Jane X., Dawn O'Donnell

41. Metalocalypse (2006–2013)
Episode: DethHealth (2009)

TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Music

After a near-death experience during one of Dethklok's typically life-threatening concert venues, the band becomes extremely concerned about their own mortality. They reluctantly agree to ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Schnepp | Stars: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small, Victor Brandt, Ace Frehley

Votes: 152

42. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Eternal Enemy (2022)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Kevin confesses he's been seeing things. Dispiriting news sends Ilonka away from Brightcliffe, but an optimistic Shasta urges her to go back.

Director: Viet Nguyen | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,029

43. Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode: Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In (2021)

TV-14 | Drama

Charles helps Dylan with a longtime patient who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stevie, Maggie and Vanessa investigate the legitimacy of a cancer patient's diagnosis. Crockett is... See full summary »

Director: Milena Govich | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Dominic Rains, Marlyne Barrett, Kristen Hager

Votes: 245

44. The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode: Ask Your Doctor (2021)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

Conrad brings a patient into the hospital who causes a high security crisis. An MMA brawl sends a well-known fighter to Chastain and all hands are on deck. Meanwhile, Bell and Raptor vie ... See full summary »

Director: David Crabtree | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Jane Leeves, Jessica Lucas

Votes: 267

45. Royal Pains (2009–2016)
Episode: Listen to the Music (2011)

TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Drama

Hank believes his patient has been previously misdiagnosed and is determined to find out what he really has. Meanwhile, Divya and Raj prepare for their upcoming nuptials by taking dance lessons, but wind up as patients.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint, Reshma Shetty

Votes: 149

46. Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode: Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination (2022)

TV-14 | Drama

Dylan and Archer diagnose a pregnant woman with a serious infection. Maggie receives shocking news. Will and Charles question an elderly patient's Alzheimer's diagnosis. In an effort to help, Crockett takes a risk.

Director: X. Dean Lim | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Dominic Rains, Marlyne Barrett, Kristen Hager

Votes: 221

47. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
Episode: Big Fish (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After agreeing to help a reviled and terminally ill financier Carter Lang (guest star Jason Alexander) repay the investors he defrauded, Franklin & Bash (Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Dana Davis

Votes: 152

48. The Good Doctor (2017–2024)
Episode: Yippee Ki-Yay (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

In an effort to please Salen, Andrews takes on a high-profile case and assigns Shaun and Allen to help perform a risky surgery to restore the voice of a famous pop star.

Director: Dinh Thai | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Christina Chang

Votes: 629

49. The Booth at the End (2011–2012)
Episode: I Have My Reasons (2010)

23 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Sister Carmel meets someone and sneaks around. The kidnapper's identity is revealed and James tracks him down. Richard makes his first deal and Jenny wants to help. Allen regrets what he's ... See full summary »

Director: Jessica Landaw | Stars: Xander Berkeley, Jenni Blong, Matt Boren, Sarah Clarke

Votes: 135

50. The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode: It Won't Be Like This for Long (2022)

TV-14 | Drama

Conrad spends the day with Gigi.

Director: Marie Jamora | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Jane Leeves, Jessica Lucas

Votes: 196