The World According to Garp (1982)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1982-07-23
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Runtime: 2h 16m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 399 votes
Directed by George Roy Hill.
Top cast
- Robin Williams as T.S. Garp
- Mary Beth Hurt as Helen Holm
- Glenn Close as Jenny Fields
- John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon
- Hume Cronyn as Mr. Fields
- Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Fields
- Swoosie Kurtz as The Hooker
- Brenda Currin as Pooh
- Peter Michael Goetz as John Wolfe
- Jenny Wright as Cushie
Where to watch The World According to Garp
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- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
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- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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