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73% Critic Match
Patch Adams
“Laughter is contagious.”
7.3 / 10• 1998• 1h 55m•PG-13• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Cast & Crew
Robin Williams
Patch Adams
Lead
Daniel London
Truman
Monica Potter
Carin
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch
Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott
Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall
Joletta
Frances Lee McCain
Judy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Shadyac's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Patch Adams is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
