Movies and TvShows featuring "socialized-medicine" theme.

Sicko is a documentary film by Michael Moore that explores the flaws in the American healthcare system. The film critiques the high cost of medical care, the lack of access to healthcare for many Americans, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on healthcare policies. It also highlights the benefits of universal healthcare systems in other countries.

In Gunless, an American gunslinger accidentally shoots a member of the Northwest Mounted Police while avoiding capture. He winds up in a small Canadian town and must find a way to fit in while being pursued by the Mounties and the town sheriff. Along the way, he forms unexpected friendships and challenges the status quo.

It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don't? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar's homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden's economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.