1998 Best Picture

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Patch Adams

“Laughter is contagious.”

1998

115 min

Rated PG-13

6.8IMDB

26Metacritic

Overview

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.

Genres

ComedyDrama

Director

Tom Shadyac

Cast

Robin WilliamsMonica PotterPhilip Seymour HoffmanDaniel LondonBob GuntonHarve PresnellPeter CoyoteMichael Jeter

Community Stats

Total Ratings1

Average Rating4.0

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Keywords

based on novel or booknurse1970sbased on true storypsychiatric hospitalhospitaldoctorsuicidal thoughtsmedical schooldeterminationmedical drama1960sbased on real person