Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

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The ultimate drama in the human comedy.

Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.

Released: 1981-12-02
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 59m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 52 votes

Directed by John Badham.

Top cast

Richard Dreyfuss as Ken Harrison
John Cassavetes as Dr. Michael Emerson
Christine Lahti as Dr. Clare Scott
Bob Balaban as Carter Hill
Kenneth McMillan as Judge Wyler
Kaki Hunter as Mary Jo Sadler
Thomas Carter as Orderly John
Alba Oms as Nurse Rodriguez
Janet Eilber as Pat
Kathryn Grody as Mrs. Boyle

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Where to watch Whose Life Is It Anyway?

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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