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The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

1982
Romance, Comedy
2h 16m
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women. (imdb)
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The World According to Garp

1982
Romance, Comedy
2h 16m
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Rated 17 Feb 2014
58
10th
The comedic lighthearted tone is sometimes grating, but most of the time it's passable and there are certainly some good moments to be had. The performances are rather solid and even Williams manages to mostly balance the comedy and pathos required. Unfortunately it's not actually that funny and the narrative is a string of disconnected scenes. Perhaps the biggest problem is that it tries so very hard to shed light on the human condition without a single human character in the mix.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
62
20th
Read the book. The movie loses much of the essence of the story and boils it down to just the basic plot points. Williams is refreshingly not annoying, though.
Rated 24 Oct 2007
90
83rd
Okay, so I did like Robin Williams in something. Once.
Rated 08 Jun 2012
78
71st
One of Robin William's best films. I laughed. I cried. Seriously enjoyed it, and it ages well too.
Rated 28 Oct 2007
75
76th
Great casting!
Rated 04 Aug 2007
50
36th
For a while, George Roy Hill made a habit out of successfully filming some unfilmable novels . . . this one isn't as strong as Hill's SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, but well worth seeing for the terrific casting and the careful handling of the novel's more -- erm -- Garpish elements.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
50
20th
# 998
Rated 20 Aug 2014
72
29th
I really liked the lovely exaggerations and the portrayal of the proto-feminist, plus the obsession with "lust". Great scores from all the actors,Williams, Close, Lithgow and Hurt too, nice cozy intimacy they make there.
Rated 15 Mar 2009
86
80th
Hill and Tesich have captured the quirky blend of humor and pathos of Irving's best-seller. The acting is impressive, with first-rate turns by Williams (in the title role), Close as Jenny, and Lithgow as a kindly transsexual.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
70
79th
Not as good as the novel but still a good solid film. Lithgow is great.
Rated 16 Mar 2015
63
34th
John Lithgow knocks some bitches out.
Rated 21 Apr 2008
85
94th
A heartwarming, yet awkward and hilarious film
Rated 27 Sep 2007
75
57th
Glenn Close and Lithgow were perfect. About the best that could be done filming a basically unfilmable book (how do you get that great tone of voice in there?).
Rated 14 Aug 2014
87
72nd
Adapted from the John Irving novel of the same name, this movie also introduces Robin as a dramedy actor. His portrayal as T.S. Garp is truly captivating, effective, and inspiring. As far as the rest of the movie goes, it's an odd, humorous, poignant story that comes with many inspirational quotes and takes on human life. It also contains some very surprising performances (John Lithgow as a transgender, Glenn Close in her first movie).
Rated 15 Aug 2007
50
10th
I guess I just didn't get it. Like the book, it starts out hysterically, and flops about mid-way, never to recover.
Rated 09 Jun 2007
80
49th
Again, the book was better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
19th
Unpleasant. Have not seen it since maybe a couple of years after release.
Rated 02 Dec 2011
53
6th
#938
Rated 19 Dec 2008
58
16th
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Rated 04 Apr 2010
5
56th
It all feels rather slight and ends up being forgettable, but the performances, even from much hated Willams, were all quite good.
Rated 06 Jun 2008
50
26th
Just average -- read the book.
Rated 15 Jul 2014
80
78th
A very good adaptation of a novel that you would think would be incredibly hard to adapt after reading it. Some of Robin Williams' best work and Lithgow is just great as always. The book is definitely better but it's hard to top anything John Irving does. It's a worthy adaptation in my mind.
Rated 20 Aug 2014
37
31st
wasn't surprised to find out this is an adaptation, as you can really feel the movie stretching towards the various plot points. tonally it works though, and Williams and Lithgow are great. i wanted to complain about all the gun-related deus ex machinas but then i remembered it's America, heh.
Rated 01 Feb 2008
74
72nd
Hilarious oldie.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
65
73rd
Crazy film but a great one.
Rated 15 Jan 2010
55
10th
901
Rated 22 Mar 2007
100
95th
One of the greatest. I can't explain how this works, but it does.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
39th
This is one screwed up story - and that's a good thing. The world surrounding Garp is so insane it ridiculous. In addition to excellent work by Williams (this is some of his best early work) and Close, Lithgow gives a standout performance (if nothing else, he is VERY brave).
Rated 16 May 2010
70
53rd
I don't remember if i liked it that much...
Rated 29 Mar 2018
82
82nd
rvw. first half 85. pretty funny. got worse and less funny but then really appreciated it. that might be the worst *spoiler* death ever lmao they didnt even mourn. and his death was a bad writing choice, especially setting it up his loving life right before. but it was still kinda funny who it was. and he never told her he cheated lmao and had a conniption when she did
Rated 29 Nov 2019
50
14th
Its not quite an awful film, it has potential but it just doesn't quite...work for me and usually I like character dramas and I like quite a lot of Robin Williams' films, so it was a little bit of a disappointment. I wouldn't especially recommend it, no.
Rated 15 Jul 2022
77
58th
O Mundo Segundo Garp estreava há 40anos nos EUA. Desses 40 pelo menos 30 anos foi o tempo que enrolei pra ver esse filme desde que soube de sua existência, tem a sua cota de diversão, mas não é tão memorável como eu esperava. Plus: Glenn Close tem uma das mais estupendas estreias do cinema EVER, antes ela só tinha feito TV e Teatro. BlurayRip RARBG.
Rated 17 May 2023
80
89th
Mostly light comedy and occasionally heavy drama about the simple quirky moments that make up a life, how very small things can end up being unconsciously life defining, and how all women are psychopaths.

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