IMDb 5.3 2004 HD

EMR

EMR

2004
Thriller
86 min NR United Kingdom
6.1 / 10
5.3 IMDB

Englishman Adam regains full consciousness after a seizure - tens of thousands of miles from home - only to discover that someone has surgically extracted one of his…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Danny McCullough / James Erskine
Starring
Adam Leese / Whitney Cummings / Anthony Azizi / George Calil / Gil Bellows / Tom Hardy / Lara Cazalet / Ana Harrison

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

disorienting suspenseful paranoid unsettling grim disturbing compelling intriguing tense dark tense

Reviews

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Isabelle Dubois
May 7, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

EMR stands out as a taut and unsettling thriller that capitalises on a deeply disturbing premise. Adam Leese’s portrayal of a man stripped of his bodily autonomy and thrust into a web of suspicion is commendable, conveying a…

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David Kim
May 7, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The central conceit of EMR – a man discovering a surgically removed kidney and a potential corporate conspiracy – is undeniably potent. Adam Leese delivers a performance that effectively communicates the protagonist’s escalating terror and suspicion. The film’s…

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Sophia Chen
May 7, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

EMR presents a disturbing concept: an Englishman waking up without a kidney, far from home, and suspecting a sinister drug company. Adam Leese anchors the film with a performance that effectively captures his character's descent into paranoia. The…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 7, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This 2004 thriller, EMR, delivers a chillingly effective narrative of medical conspiracy and personal violation. Adam Leese is compelling as the protagonist, conveying a palpable sense of disorientation and escalating dread. The director masterfully cultivates an atmosphere of…

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Eleanor Vance
May 7, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

EMR crafts a disquieting journey into paranoia, anchored by Adam Leese's increasingly frayed performance. The premise itself, a man waking to discover a missing kidney and a shadowy corporation at play, is a potent hook. While the direction…

FAQs

Adam's predicament in EMR is compelling due to its visceral and deeply personal violation. Waking up to the loss of an organ, tens of thousands of miles from home, taps into primal fears of vulnerability and betrayal. The film then layers this with a conspiracy narrative, forcing Adam to question everyone and everything, creating a potent cocktail of suspense that keeps the audience invested in his desperate fight for truth and survival.