Patch Adams (1998)

Directed by

Tom Shadyac

Genre

drama film, comedy film, biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3,471 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A medical student uses humor and compassion to connect with patients in a psychiatric hospital. He challenges the coldness of traditional medicine while pursuing his degree.

earnestheartfeltcomedicsentimentalinspirationalquirkyemotionalslow-burn

What happens

Patch Adams is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, and starring Robin Williams in the title role, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London and Peter Coyote. Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it is loosely based on the life story of medical doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. Patch Adams was released by Universal Pictures on December 25, 1998. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for the sentimentality and direction. However, it was a box-office success, grossing $202.3 million against a $50–90 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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