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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Movie2009·86 min

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Directed by Thomas Carter

A drama film directed by Thomas Carter.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

791 ratings

About Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Uplifting (9 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, redemption, ambition hubris, late 20th century, medicine science, historical event, detroit, urban, parent child, mentor student, underdog, genius prodigy, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, training arc

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Where to Watch Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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Details

Director: Thomas Carter
Language: English

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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How Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

2000s movies

Top 5%

Drama movies

Top 5%

★2000s Drama movies

Top 5%

Thomas Carter films#1 of 6

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Vibe

What it feels like

measuredupliftingmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbacktraining arccoming of ageredemptionambition hubrisunderdoggenius prodigyparent childmentor studentmedicine sciencehistorical eventdetroiturbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

uplifting 9/9uplifting 9/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy