

The World According to Garp
1982 · Movie · 2h 16m · R
DramaComedy
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
63/100
Key crew
- Steve TesichScreenplay
- George Roy HillDirector
Cast
- Robin WilliamsT.S. Garp
- Mary Beth HurtHelen Holm
- Glenn CloseJenny Fields
- John LithgowRoberta Muldoon
- Hume CronynMr. Fields
- Jessica TandyMrs. Fields
- Swoosie KurtzThe Hooker
- Brenda CurrinPooh
- Peter Michael GoetzJohn Wolfe
- Jenny WrightCushie
- John IrvingReferee
- Amanda PlummerEllen James
Stills
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Themes
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