You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack tells the story of Jack Kevorkian, a doctor who became a public figure through his support for assisted suicide. Working with his friend Neal Nicol and his sister Margo Janus, he helps seriously ill patients end their own lives, drawing national attention and dividing opinion. An activist named Janet Good and lawyer Geoffrey Fieger come to his side as he faces repeated legal challenges, and a video he releases in 1999 leads to a conviction and a prison sentence.

The film is directed by Barry Levinson, the twenty-first of the twenty-eight features he has directed in chronological order, arriving between What Just Happened and The Bay. Adam Mazer wrote the screenplay, and Scott Ferguson produced. Al Pacino plays Kevorkian, with Danny Huston as Fieger, Susan Sarandon as Janet Good, John Goodman as Neal Nicol and Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Janus. The production was handled by HBO Films with Bee Holder Productions, Cine Mosaic and Royal Oak Films, and 55 cast members and 92 crew members are credited.

At 134 minutes, the television drama was made for HBO and released in 2010. On IMDb it holds 7.5/10 from around 32,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7/10 from roughly 452 votes. A film critics' rating of 8/10 from 24 reviews places it above both audience scores.