The Waiting Room
2012, English. Directed by Peter Nicks.
One Hospital, Hundreds of stories
The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 26 September 2012
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The Waiting Room runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Waiting Room isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 September 2012. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Waiting Room?
The Waiting Room (2012) was directed by Peter Nicks.