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You can watch Critical Condition (1987) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by claiming insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.

Chaos reigns in this frantic, low-stakes comedy where a quick-talking con artist accidentally inherits a psychiatric ward. Amidst a blackout and mounting absurdity, the frantic energy keeps you guessing whether he will finally escape or succumb to the madness.

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