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Extraordinary Measures (2010)  link to Extraordinary Measures on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 1566

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IMDb Rating:
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6.5/10 (15K votes)

Country: United States, 106 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Tom Vaughan

Storyline:
A Portland couple have two children with Pompe disease, a genetic anomaly that kills most before a child's tenth birthday. The husband, John, an advertising executive, contacts Robert Stonehill, a researcher in Nebraska who has done innovative research for an enzyme treatment. He has little money to fund his laboratory, and a thorny personality that drives away colleagues and funders. John and his wife Aileen raise money to help Stonehill's research and the required clinical trials. John takes on the task full time, working with venture capitalists and then rival teams of researchers. Time is running short, Stonehill's angry outburst hinder the company's faith in him, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. The researchers race against time for the children who have the disease.

Cast:

Brendan Fraser John Crowley
Harrison Ford Dr. Stonehill
Keri Russell Aileen Crowley
Meredith Droeger Megan Crowley
Diego Velazquez Patrick Crowley

Medium: Original DVD, DTS 5.1 - English / DTS-HD Master Audio - English

Location: Drawer 13 Slot 61

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1