Extraordinary Measures
2010 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 6.3 · 37% critics
When two young children are diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening illness, their father puts his career on hold and joins forces with a brilliant but difficult researcher. Together, they launch a small biotech effort and battle skepticism, funding pressures, and the clock in a race to develop a treatment that could help their family and others.
Also known as The Crowley Project
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-01-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (346 votes)
- Box office
- $15,000,000
- Budget
- $31,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, family-focused drama about hope, sacrifice, and pushing back against medical and corporate roadblocks, in the vein of Lorenzo's Oil; Not for you if you dislike sick-kids stories or find tearful, inspirational dramas manipulative.
Pros: uplifting true-story vibe; strong lead performances; inspiring perseverance | Cons: predictable story beats; sometimes sentimental; TV-movie feel
Themes
- hereditary disease
- university research
Cast & crew
Brendan Fraser
as John Crowley
Harrison Ford
as Dr. Robert Stonehill
Keri Russell
as Aileen Crowley
Courtney B. Vance
as Marcus Temple
Meredith Droeger
as Megan Crowley
Diego Velazquez
as Patrick Crowley
Jared Harris
as Docteur Kent Webber
Patrick Bauchau
as CEO Erich Loring
Alan Ruck
as Pete Sutphen
David Clennon
as Dr. Renzler
Directed by Tom Vaughan