25 Dec 1998
Patch Adams
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Discover what you are made of
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Top Billed Cast
Rose Byrne Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young Day Lacks
Patrick Walker Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua Mrs. Hsu
Sylvia Grace Crim Mary Kubicek
Tian Richards Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Kate Bond Young Woman
Jazzy Ellis Young Gladys
Jock McKissic Carl the Mechanic
Kyanna Simone Simpson Deborah (15-24YRS)
Tinashe Kajese Sadie
Kayla Anderson Johns Hopkins Student
Karen Wheeling Reynolds Mrs. Gey
Todd Lee Doctor
Jordan Eli Arellano Young Sonny Lacks
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