🎬 Comedy, Drama

Patch Adams

"Laughter is contagious."

⭐ 7.3/10 1998 1h 55m Dir. Tom Shadyac

About this movie

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.

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7.3/10 3,452 votes

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Year
1998
Runtime
1h 55m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
3,452
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$50.0M

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Drama 🎬 Tom Shadyac 👤 Robin Williams 👤 Monica Potter 👤 Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Patch Adams has a runtime of 1h 55m (1 hour and 55 minutes).
Patch Adams was directed by Tom Shadyac and released in 1998.
Patch Adams is a Comedy, Drama film (1998).
The cast of Patch Adams includes Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel London, Bob Gunton.
Patch Adams has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 3,452 votes.

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