Patch Adams

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Directed by

Tom Shadyac

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Robin Williams
Patch Adams

Daniel London
Truman

Monica Potter
Carin

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch

Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott

Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton

Irma P. Hall
Joletta

Frances Lee McCain
Judy

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Patch Adams

Maureen Mylander

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Patch Adams (8/10) Movie CLIP - You Treat a Person (1998) HD

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Patch Adams (9/10) Movie CLIP - Final Appeal (1998) HD

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An average movie

12 years, 11 months ago at Aug 29 12:34

johanlefourbe

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Robin Williams , I thought I should give it a shot. Indeed, Robin Williams can be a funny actor and sometimes, he can be great in dramatic parts as well (Actually, I think he is even better in thrillers like ‘One Hour Photo’ or ‘Insomnia’ but never mind…). Unfortunately, quite often, he can be downright ... read more

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12 years, 7 months ago at Dec 13 23:59

Wolfy

We definitely need a few more doctors and nurses like Patch around the world. I absolutely adore this movie and it's cast. The message is sends to viewers sticks with them for a very long time. It just makes you wish there were more hospitals like this :]

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11 years, 7 months ago at Dec 19 17:15

khan amir

Based on a true story, the movie Patch Adams is a remarkable movie touching almost all emotions defined. The movie is an adaptation from a book, an inspiring drama, comedy and a true story of a Virginia medical student, who breaks the shackles and stereotype in medical practice.

Robin Williams playing the role of Patch Adam rendered a classic performance. Punch line of his cause was t... read more

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Patch Adams is an inspiring drama based on the book "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter" by Hunter Doherty Adams with Maureen Mylander. It presents the true story of a Virginia medical student who breaks all the rules by daring to proclaim that the best medicine for patients is listening, love, compassion, laughter, and play. This exuberant and enthusiastic character, more than any other screen hero in 1998, demonstrates the spiritual practice of zeal — being aroused by life.

Release date: 25 December 1998
UPC: 025192058622

Tags: Drama (34), Comedy (24), Biography (12), 1998 (11), 1990s (10), Medical (9), Doctor (8), (6), Hospital (6), Medical School (5), Sad (5), Mental Patient (5), Romance (5), Mental Institution (4), Nurse (4), Student (4), Based On Book (4), Fur Elise (4), Character Name In Title (3)

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Skyline posted a review 2 years, 1 month ago

An excellent movie.

“Robin Williams is great, as usual. The story is touching and based on true events. I don’t know why so many people hated this movie when it came out. They remind me the people who tried to stop Patch on the movie.Maybe they need a little more joy in their lives? ;) ” read more

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"28.1. 2020 Patch Adams wants to be a doctor but the "evil" doctors don't like him because they consider his methods too unorthdox. That's the main idea of the film, and it's also the only idea. Everything in "Patch Adams" is so sugar-coated, sentimental, and ridiculously black and white that it's hard to believe that it wasn't meant to be a parody. Of course, it wouldn't be a good parody either because parodies are supposed to be funny, but at least then it wouldn't be quite as pretentious. "