The Good Nurse is a 2022 American crime drama film directed by Tobias Lindholm and written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It is based on the 2013 non-fiction book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber about serial killer Charles Cullen, who murdered patients in hospitals while working as a nurse. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, and Noah Emmerich.
In 2003, Amy Loughren is a single mother and nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Parkfield Memorial Hospital, New Jersey, who is suffering from cardiomyopathy, unbeknownst to anyone at the hospital in fear of dismissal. Due to having no health insurance, Amy has no other choice than to remain working for another four months, in order to acquire the insurance to afford a heart transplant. The hospital recruits experienced nurse Charles Cullen to help her work the night shifts, and they quickly become good friends. Charlie discovers her condition and empathetically agrees to keep it a secret.
