public health movies

Unrest (2017)
7.1 / 10

Documentary

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."...

Panic in the Streets (1950)
6.84 / 10

Thriller, Crime

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now...

Fed Up (2014)
7.3 / 10

Documentary

Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the...

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009)
7.5 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen is a 2009 television drama. It deals with Dr James Niven's attempts to deal with the 1918 flu pandemic in...

What About ME? (2016)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from...

Letter Beyond the Walls (2019)
8.2 / 10

Documentary

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and...

FAT: A Documentary 2 (2021)
6.6 / 10

Documentary

FAT: A Documentary 2 is the sequel to the international sensation that delves deeper into the lies and myths surrounding the age old question: "What...

Hold Out (2022)
7.3 / 10

Documentary

End of a trilogy started with Hold up and continued with Hold On, Hold out questions the official narrative about the COVID-19 pandemic.

So Much for So Little (1949)
5.9 / 10

Documentary, Animation, Family, Comedy

Little Johnny Jones, to be born in the next year, is shown growing to a ripe, healthy old age, thanks to the efforts of his local public health...

We're All Plastic People Now (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary

In an era of throw-away ease, convenience has cost us our well-being. Plastics have been found inside our bodies— in our colons, our brains, and...

You Don't Know Nicotine (2020)
9.3 / 10

Documentary

Amidst radical changes in nicotine use globally, one filmmaker's journey through the confusion & fear leads to a startling discovery about Earth's...

Voices from the Shadows (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

‘Voices from the Shadows’ shows the brave and sometimes heartrending stories of five ME patients and their carers, along with input from Dr Nigel...

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism (2020)
8 / 10

Documentary

Behind the scenes of news coverage during the pandemic. Follow the work of the professional press in a fight against denialism.

Karlíkovy trampoty (1938)
0 / 10

Goodbye, Mr. Germ (1940)
3 / 10

Animation, Drama

A doctor explains to his children the dangers of tuberculosis, what it is and how to prevent against contracting it.

Coronavirus: The Beijing Quarantine Diaries (2020)
4 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

Beijing, China, 2020. Empty streets, mandatory masks, checkpoints, the entire state apparatus used to impose severe restrictions on population...

Nemoc z nemytých rukou (1954)
0 / 10

Documentary

The Tobacconist (1974)
7 / 10

Animation

A Modern Guide to Health (1946)
0 / 10

Animation

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

Dr. Andrew Weil's Guide to Eating Well (2007)
0 / 10

Documentary

One of America's best-known and most respected doctors offers a sensible approach to eating: He emphasizes enjoyment over deprivation, and long-term...