Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to St. Elsewhere List

• ER - Both series focus on the daily life and challenges faced by hospital staff in a medical setting.
• Scrubs - A comedic yet heartfelt look at the lives of medical interns and their experiences in a hospital.
• Chicago Med - Part of the Chicago franchise, it deals with the daily lives of emergency room doctors and nurses.
• The Good Doctor - Follows the life of a surgical resident with autism and savant syndrome, dealing with challenges in a medical environment.
• The Night Shift - Set in a hospital at night, focusing on the personal and professional struggles of the medical staff.
• M*A*S*H - A blend of humor and drama about medical staff in a war setting dealing with life, death, and relationships.
• House - Centers around a medical genius and his team as they face complex cases and personal issues.
• Boston Med - A documentary series that presents the real-world challenges and experiences in the medical environment.
• Grey's Anatomy - Focuses on the lives of surgical interns and their developments in both personal life and medical careers.
• The Resident - A medical drama that delves into the lives of doctors and their ethical challenges in the healthcare system.
• Nurse Jackie - Follows a nurse balancing the demands of her job with her personal struggles and flaws.
• Code Black - Depicts life in an overcrowded emergency room, reflecting the struggles of the healthcare team.
• Private Practice - A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy that focuses on the personal and professional lives of doctors in a private practice.
• The Mindy Project - Follows a doctor's personal and professional life as she navigates her relationships and career challenges.
• New Amsterdam - Follows the staff of one of America's oldest public hospitals as they attempt to provide exceptional care.
• Mercy - Centers around nurses and their relationships, focusing on their lives inside and outside the hospital.
• Third Watch - Focuses on EMS workers, police officers, and firefighters, showing their lives and careers in urban emergency response.
• The Knick - Set in a hospital in the early 1900s, it deals with doctors and their groundbreaking innovations.
• Feedback - Offers a darkly comedic take on hospital life, focusing on the complexities of the medical profession.
• A Gifted Man - Involves a talented surgeon whose life changes when he starts seeing the spirit of his deceased ex-wife.
• Hopkins - A documentary series showcasing the lives of surgical residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• The Good Fight - A legal drama with complex characters and case studies that also touch on ethical dilemmas similar to St. Elsewhere.
• This Is Us - Explores the lives of individuals and families, similar in its character-driven storytelling.
• The Practice - Focuses on the legal struggles of a law firm while highlighting moral and ethical dilemmas.
• AfterMASH - A spin-off of M*A*S*H focusing on the lives of characters after they leave the military hospital.
• Saving Hope - Combines elements of supernatural and medical drama, focusing on the lives of hospital staff.
• Nurse Betty - A dark comedy film that combines elements of the medical field with a quirky narrative.
• Dead Like Me - A dark comedy about reapers that also deals with death and the complexity of life, similar to the tone of St. Elsewhere.
• Pushing Daisies - Combines elements of fantasy and romance with the complexities of life and death.
• The Last Resort - Focuses on dramatic characters and unique stories in challenging life situations.
• Do No Harm - Deals with a neurosurgeon's dual life, battling personal demons while trying to be effective in his profession.
• The Big C - A darkly comedic take on a woman dealing with terminal illness and the impact on her life and family.
• Atypical - Explores family dynamics and personal development with a focus on characters and relationships.
• To the Bone - A film dealing with the complexities of mental health in a similarly deep and personal way.
• The Mind, Explained - A documentary series addressing various mental health issues and complexities of human life.
• The Blacklist - Features complex characters facing ethical dilemmas, much like the characters in St. Elsewhere.
• Six Feet Under - Explores the lives of a family running a funeral home, dealing with life, death, and personal relationships.
• Numb3rs - Involves solving crime and ethical challenges through math, paralleling complex character stories.
• The Good Place - Explores moral and philosophical questions in a comedic approach, much like the ethical dilemmas seen in St. Elsewhere.