The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic84/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter NicksDirector