Patch Adams (1998)

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Laughter is contagious.

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

• Released: 1998-12-25
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 3,563 votes

Directed by Tom Shadyac.

Top cast

• Robin Williams as Patch Adams
• Daniel London as Truman
• Monica Potter as Carin
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch
• Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott
• Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton
• Irma P. Hall as Joletta
• Frances Lee McCain as Judy
• Harve Presnell as Dean Anderson
• Daniella Kuhn as Adelane

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Patch Adams

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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