The World According to Garp (1982)

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• Lucas M

  
  Drama, comedy and romance. A wonderful film, full of surprises, showing delicate theme, how: bastard sons, homosexuality, feminism, adultery and infantile sexuality. All this recounted by the protagonist, T.S. Garp. A great black romantic comedy, that commotion your spectator.

• Anthony L

  
  Williams, Close and Lithgo's performances are brilliant in this perfect Sunday afternoon film! Tragedy and hilarity go hand in hand in this adaption of John Irving's excellent novel.

• Tim S

  
  It's the rare kind of movie that makes you want to read the book because I can only imagine how good that is. I also want to go rent more George Roy Hill movies.

• Dean M

  
  Dazzling! Magnificent drama movie! The acting is impressive, with first-rate turns by Robin Williams as the title role, Glenn Close as his mother, and John Lithgow as a kindly transsexual.

• Lafe F

  
  A quirky drama about the life of Garp (Robin Williams) with some funny happenings thrown in. It's an interesting life he had. His nurse mother Glenn Close was great. Very adult. I wanted all the characters to be happy, but they got into things they shouldn't have.

• Drew S

  
  Amazingly clever and funny movie. Some really bizarre things happen here, but not to where you can't suspend your disbelief. It's unusually human.

• xGary X

  
  Early Robin Williams film which is more adult than his usual fare, but rather too self-conciously wacky, and not as clever as it thinks i is.

• Michael G

  
  Really disappointing.

• James A

  
  One of my favorite movies since I was little.

• Christopher O

  
  The World According to Garp both as a novel and a film takes a original and bizzare look at the world we live in, that is full of irony. Williams is magical as Garp whose entrance into this world is a story itself and the film features early work from Glenn Close and John Lithgow… More
  The World According to Garp both as a novel and a film takes a original and bizzare look at the world we live in, that is full of irony. Williams is magical as Garp whose entrance into this world is a story itself and the film features early work from Glenn Close and John Lithgow which is really strong. George Roy Hill had a way of telling stories and this film is no exception. THis film may not be everyone's cup of tea but I thought it was great and the best film adaptation of a Irving novel. Mary Beth Hurt also shines as Garp's wife Helen.

• Mike T

  
  George Roy Hill's film buckles under the magnitude of its source material, but still manages to be a watchable movie. Perhaps my opinion is biased, since I read and loved the novel only a few months before seeing this adaptation. John Irving's book is a rich, complex and… More
  George Roy Hill's film buckles under the magnitude of its source material, but still manages to be a watchable movie. Perhaps my opinion is biased, since I read and loved the novel only a few months before seeing this adaptation. John Irving's book is a rich, complex and profound masterpiece with an incomparable sense of absurdist humor. This film is messily structured, with some segments working more effectively than others. It's funny at times, but it doesn't have any emotional impact, nor does it maintain Irving's insight. Williams is very good in the lead role, and it's a nicely shot movie as well.

• Quinto W

  
  Performances are amazing all-around, but the problem is the film tries to cover so much from the book (even though it still leaves out a LOT) and doesn't dedicate enough time to every new situation for it to be proplerly developed, it just feels too disjointed.

• Lee K

  
  Weird book adaptaion that i have been watching on and off religiously ever since i saw it way back when on v.h.s. format. I liked the movie and it was good to see Robin Williams in a non comedic type role for a change i like when actors change it up on their chosen genre at times. I… More
  Weird book adaptaion that i have been watching on and off religiously ever since i saw it way back when on v.h.s. format. I liked the movie and it was good to see Robin Williams in a non comedic type role for a change i like when actors change it up on their chosen genre at times. I believe either Glenn Close was nominated for this or actually garnished an oscar? either way it was well deserved.

• Sean S

  
  Weird movie that is unfortunately probably the beggining of Robin Williams quest to abandon comedy for tragedy. Passable.

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