Doc Hollywood
1991 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.4 · 62% critics
A driven young doctor leaves a big-city hospital for a high-paying future out west, but a roadside accident strands him in a tiny Southern town. Sentenced to serve as the local doctor, he’s pulled into quirky community life and starts rethinking what success and happiness really mean.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-08-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (678 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good fish-out-of-water comedy with romance and quirky locals; Not for you if you dislike sugary small-town stories or formula plots like Cars.
Pros: warm small-town charm; easy laughs; likable lead | Cons: predictable story beats; overly sweet tone; some risqué moments
Themes
- new love
- ambulance
- plastic surgery
- hospital
- fish out of water
- doctor
- car accident
Cast & crew
Michael J. Fox
as Benjamin Stone
Julie Warner
as Vialula (Lou)
Barnard Hughes
as Aurelius Hogue
Woody Harrelson
as Hank Gordon
David Ogden Stiers
as Mayor Nick Nicholson
Frances Sternhagen
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
George Hamilton
as Doctor Halberstrom
Bridget Fonda
as Nancy Lee Nicholson
Mel Winkler
as Melvin the Mechanic
Helen Martin
as Maddie, Welcoming Committee
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones