The Physician (2013)
A journey out of darkness into light
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The Physician rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 44K votes
TMDb7.3/10· 1K votesWith 7.2/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About The Physician
England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
Cast of The Physician
Tom Payne
as Robert 'Rob' Cole
Stellan Skarsgård
as Barber
Olivier Martinez
as Shah Ala ad Daula
Emma Rigby
as Rebecca
Ben Kingsley
as Ibn Sina
Elyas M'Barek
as Karim
Fahri Yardım
as Davout Hosein
Makram J. Khoury
as Imam
Michael Marcus
as Mirdin
Stanley Townsend
as Bar Kappara
Emil Marwa
as Tuveh Ben Meir
Martin Hancock
as Merlin
The Physician facts
- Budget
- $36M
- Box office
- $57.3M
- Collection
- The Physician Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Historical setting provides substantive backdrop for medical knowledge and exploration
- •Epic scope captures journey and cultural collision with production value commitment
- •Thematic exploration of tolerance and prejudice carries genuine weight throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing struggles with balancing historical detail and character development priorities
- •Narrative ambition sometimes exceeds execution in secondary storyline development
Trailer
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