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Patch Adams

1998 · 115 min

A warm, sentimental rollercoaster of laughter and heartbreak that wears its emotions on its sleeve.

Tagline
Laughter is contagious.
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • healing
  • grief
  • morality
  • friendship
  • love
Places
  • hospital
  • school
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Tom Shadyac
Written by
Steve Oedekerk
Starring
Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall, Frances Lee McCain
Music
Marc Shaiman
Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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