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The World According to Garp (1982)

Jul 23, 1982 · 2h 16m

6.7/10 TMDB user score
404 votes on TMDB

Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.

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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  • Robin Williams Robin Williams T.S. Garp
  • Mary Beth Hurt Mary Beth Hurt Helen Holm
  • Glenn Close Glenn Close Jenny Fields
  • John Lithgow John Lithgow Roberta Muldoon
  • Hume Cronyn Hume Cronyn Mr. Fields
  • Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy Mrs. Fields
  • Swoosie Kurtz Swoosie Kurtz The Hooker
  • Brenda Currin Brenda Currin Pooh
  • Peter Michael Goetz Peter Michael Goetz John Wolfe
  • Jenny Wright Jenny Wright Cushie
  • John Irving John Irving Referee
  • Amanda Plummer Amanda Plummer Ellen James
  • Bette Henritze Bette Henritze Woman Candidate
  • Katherine Borowitz Katherine Borowitz Rachel
  • Kate McGregor-Stewart Kate McGregor-Stewart Real Estate Lady
  • Mark Soper Mark Soper Michael Milton

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