The Sopranos follows mobster Tony Soprano as he juggles the demands of his criminal organization with the challenges of his dysfunctional family life. He seeks help from a psychiatrist, deals with personal and professional conflicts, and navigates the world of the Italian-American mafia in New Jersey. The show explores themes of violence, family relationships, and the impact of Tony's disturbed childhood on his behavior.
In 1990s Pittsburgh, Jamie, a medicine peddler, starts a relationship with Maggie, a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease. Despite their differences, they navigate the challenges of their relationship and find love and support in each other.
In the San Fernando Valley, a group of characters navigate their own personal struggles, including a depressed addict, a dying TV mogul, a sex guru, a former child prodigy, a police officer, and others. As their stories unfold, themes of love, forgiveness, and meaning emerge in a series of interconnected events.
Prozac Nation is a biographical drama film based on the true story of a young writer's struggle with depression and mental illness. Set during her time at Harvard University, the film explores her experiences with therapy, drug use, and dysfunctional family relationships. It delves into her journey of self-discovery and the challenges she faces in navigating her mental health and personal life.
A female TV producer falls in love with a younger actor while dealing with the challenges of ageism and insecurity. They navigate a complicated relationship amidst the chaos of the television industry.
A social experiment in which Dr Chris van Tulleken takes over part of a GP surgery and stops patients' prescription pills.
Alias is a gripping drama series that follows Sydney Bristow, a young woman who discovers she has multiple secret identities and becomes a spy for a covert government agency. As Sydney navigates the dangerous world of espionage, she must balance her personal life with her covert missions, all while uncovering a web of conspiracy and betrayal.
A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing suicide. In the present days, in New Zeland, Elmer has the last chance to prove that men can fly and save his soul: his spirit enters in the brain of a very intelligent inventor, Jack Brown, and forces him to try to fly. Jack uses his last creation, an amplifier in a tape record, to succeed in the journey, but his invention is strongly desired by his former boss and his lover, who want to sell it to a Chinese investor. Jack's girlfriend helps him to accomplish his intent.
Prescription for Disaster is an in-depth investigation into the symbiotic relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their health care. During this thorough investigation, we take a close look at patented drugs, why they are so readily prescribed by doctors, the role insurance companies and HMO's play in promoting compliance, and the problem of rising health care costs. We will examine the marketing and public relations efforts on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies, including sales reps, medical journals and conferences.
A documentary that exposes the overprescribing and drugging of children with ADHD medication. It investigates the influence of pharmaceutical companies, the role of child psychiatrists, and the consequences for teenagers and their families. The film explores the link between ADHD drugs like Ritalin and Prozac and school shootings like Columbine.
A campy chronicle of the lusts and loves of the men and women who work on a low-rent TV show called, "The Love Judge."
For decades, scores of doctors, government officials, journalists, and others have extolled the benefits of psychiatric medicines for children. GENERATION RX presents "the rest of the story" and unveils how this era of unprecedented change in Western culture really occurred - and what price has been paid by our society. International award-winning filmmaker Kevin P. Miller (Let Truth Be The Bias, The Promised Land) "delivers a jaw-dropping emotional ride," and "weaves a terrifying tale of criminal conspiracy, the mass abandonment of medical ethics, and the routine betrayal of an entire generation." By employing the expertise of internationally respected professionals from the fields of medicine, ethics, journalism, and academia, GENERATION RX investigates collusion between drug companies and their regulatory watchdogs at the FDA and focuses on the powerful stories of real families who followed the advice of their doctors - and faced devastating consequences for doing so.
From peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age.
A collection of stories surrounding a group of young men taking the prescription drug Prozac.
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