Gross Anatomy
No one thought a real rebel like Joe would make it through medical school. But they didn't know Joe.
1989 • 109 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 57 Audience · 60 · 100%
Joe, a brilliant but unconventional med student, faces the rigor of medical school, particularly the demanding "Gross Anatomy" course. He learns about life, death, and the true meaning of friendship and ambition amidst the pressures of his studies.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some brief partial nudity during anatomy lab scenes.
- Occasional crude humor and mild sexual references.
- Discussions of death and dissection of cadavers.
- Moderate profanity.
What it models well
- Friendship and teamwork
- Perseverance and hard work
- Empathy and compassion
- Understanding life and death
Talk about it after
- The challenges and rewards of higher education.
- Coping with academic pressure and stress.
- The ethics of medicine and patient care.
- Dealing with loss and grief.
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Top billed cast
Director: Thom Eberhardt • Crew: Mark Spragg, Howard Rosenman, Alan Jay Glueckman, Stanley Isaacs , Ron Nyswaner, Mark Spragg
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Gross Anatomy
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.7/10 (60)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,500,000
- Box office
- $11,604,598
- IMDb
- tt0097458