Movies and TvShows featuring "misdiagnosis" theme.

Sick Note is a dark comedy TV show that follows the story of Daniel Glass, a compulsive liar who is misdiagnosed with a terminal illness. Instead of telling the truth, Daniel decides to keep up the charade, leading to a series of comedic and twisted events.

A dreamy seamstress and mother of three's life is turned upside down when she's wrongly diagnosed with a terminal disease along with an actually terminally ill wealthy book publisher.

Brain on Fire tells the true story of Susannah Cahalan, a journalist who suddenly begins experiencing seizures and hallucinations. As her condition worsens, she searches for answers and faces a misdiagnosis before finally discovering she has a rare autoimmune disease. With the support of her family and doctors, she fights to regain control of her life.

Set in 19th century Paris, a woman confined to a mental hospital rebels against the oppressive conditions and fights for her freedom.

A British architect travels to Rome to oversee an exhibition of his work, but his failing marriage, illness, and paranoia send him into a downward spiral.

A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf.

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 Lea at his parents', about to lose a job he got through his best friend, Alberto. Ernesto is also hopelessly in love with Alberto's fiancée, Susana - who, for her part, has gotten Lea a job as the sign-language interpreter on a local TV news show Susana anchors, a job Lea is about to lose. The truths that come out during the game, especially Ernesto's desire for Susana, create havoc. Alberto and Susana's wedding and Ernesto's new test results are coming soon.

Under Our Skin is a documentary that investigates the controversial topic of Lyme disease and the medical establishment's response to it. Through interviews with patients, doctors, and researchers, the film explores the experiences and challenges faced by those affected by the disease, as well as the scientific and political controversies surrounding its diagnosis and treatment.

A hatcheck girl gets caught up in a gangster's plot when she mistakenly kidnaps an Italian postal worker. In order to escape, she enlists the help of a taxi driver, a quack doctor, and a newspaper reporter.

What if nobody wants to believe you? Hanni, a farmer's wife and mother of three, is worried about her daughter Magdalena. The girl is smaller than the others, more sensitive, vomits more often and has increasingly poor eyesight. The doctors, the teacher and the family all say it must be her psyche. Glasses with normal lenses will certainly help. But as a mother, Hanni senses that a new pair of glasses won't change anything and that there is more at stake. Even plagued by an unheard-of memory from her youth, she begins to fight unwaveringly and unstoppably for her daughter's suffering, not only putting her family's happiness and her livelihood at risk, but also not shying away from the Bavarian justice system in the end.

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.

Alex, an experienced surgeon, makes a mistake in the diagnosis of his seven-year-old godson. The boy dies on the operating table. Stunned, the man tenders his resignation. One autumn morning he is sitting on the riverbank in a favourite place where he used to fish with his godson. Suddenly he notices the figure of a shapely semi-naked girl emerging from the fog. She is shivering with cold. Alex spontaneously offers his help, and thus becomes part of an incredible adventure story.

Cured is a documentary that explores the history of homosexuality as a mental disorder and the long journey towards gay rights. It delves into the scientific and social aspects surrounding this classification, from propaganda to prejudice, and highlights the activism that led to the eventual removal of homosexuality from the list of mental disorders.

Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception, Tsutomu manages to have his way with her. Coming from a broken home, he is frightened by love, so he cruelly allows her to wake up alone. A month passes and a more grown-up Tsutomu returns. The lovers joyously reunite and move in together. All is blissful until both notice a strange sore on Mitsu's arm. The doctors diagnose it as leprosy. Without telling Tsutomu, Mitsu checks into a leper sanitarium. Hanging out with society's pariahs gives her much insight. She discovers the old lepers to be wonderful people. In turn, Mitsu becomes their source of joy and renewed hope. Still, she misses her Tsutomu. One day, the doctors inform her that they erred and that the sore is not leprosy. Happily she heads back to her true love until she realizes with a guilty pang that to return to him would mean unhappiness for her newfound friends

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