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67% Critic Match
The World According to Garp
“Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.”
6.7 / 10• 1982• 2h 16m•R• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
Cast & Crew
Robin Williams
T.S. Garp
Lead
Mary Beth Hurt
Helen Holm
Glenn Close
Jenny Fields
John Lithgow
Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn
Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Fields
Swoosie Kurtz
The Hooker
Brenda Currin
Pooh
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Roy Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The World According to Garp is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
