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The World According to Garp

1982 · 136 min

A bittersweet, sprawling life story that ambles through love, loss and absurdity, leaving a lingering ache beneath its comic warmth.

Tagline
Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.
Overview
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • death
  • parenthood
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Written by
Steve Tesich
Starring
Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Brenda Currin
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček
Runtime
136 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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