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Patch Adams
Laughter is contagious.
Laughter is contagious.
Comedy, Drama - 1998
6.8
22%
25
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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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
25 Dec 1998
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$50,000,000
Revenue:
$202,292,902
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 8 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia!
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
By the end of it, you may feel like tripping a stranger just to shake off the sticky-sweet residue.
– Eleonore Snow,
Mr. Showbiz,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Its simpleminded mawkishness aside, Patch Adams also represents filmic storytelling at its most corrupt.
– Dennis Lim,
Village Voice,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
An overdose of sentimental claptrap, underscored by Marc Shaiman's cliched string arrangements.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Williams pulls out all the stops in a lead role that gives him carte blanche to careen between extremes of silliness and sentimentality; he tries too hard, too obviously, much like the pic itself.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
20 May 2008
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