Medicine Man (1992)
"He turned his back on civilization. Only to discover he had the power to save it."
ThumbScore
👍 70%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 17%
(RT: 17%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
José Wilker as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Rodolfo De Alexandre as Tanaki
Francisco Tsiren Tsere Rereme as Jahausa
Elias Monteiro Da Silva as Palala
Edinei Maria Serrio Dos Santos as Kalana
Bec-Kana-Re Dos Santos Kaiapo as Imana
Is Medicine Man good?
Most people think so. 70% audience score, estimated from 432 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 17%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love. Wikipedia ↗
