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Patch Adams

Laughter is contagious.

Film19981h 55mReleased

DramaComedy
Not rated

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Director
Tom Shadyac
Language
English
Released
1998-12-25
Runtime
1h 55m

Community score

7.33,478 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.2

The story

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

  • Robin Williams
    Robin WilliamsHunter 'Patch' Adams
  • Monica Potter
    Monica PotterCarin Fisher
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour HoffmanMitch Roman
  • Daniel London
    Daniel LondonTruman Schiff
  • Bob Gunton
    Bob GuntonDean Walcott
  • Harve Presnell
    Harve PresnellDean Anderson
  • Peter Coyote
    Peter CoyoteBill Davis
  • Michael Jeter
    Michael JeterRudy
  • Josef Sommer
    Josef SommerDr. Eaton
  • Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. HallJoletta