Film1998115 min

Patch Adams

Name: Patch Adams
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel London, Bob Gunton

Taste attributes: comedydramabiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"Laughter is contagious."

Boxlist takeRealistic and warm-hearted: a breezy comedy-drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.3/10

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

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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