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Patch Adams (1998)

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Reviews Counted:55

Fresh:13

Rotten:42

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: Syrupy performances and directing make this dramedy all too obvious.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Tom Shadyac's (ACE VENTURA) film tells the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), an aspiring doctor in the 1970's who attempted to treat his patients with a medicine that modern... [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton

Director: Tom Shadyac

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Reviews for Patch Adams

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:29 AM	Time Out
N/R	Kevin Maher	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:11 AM	Sight and Sound
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
5/10	Ian Waldron-Mantgani	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	UK Critic
2/5	Ken Hanke	Indulges to the hilt every obnoxious, hyperactive, oh-what-I-wouldn't-give-for-a-tranquilizer-gun aspect of Robin Williams' performing style. Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 02 2009 12:51 PM	Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
N/R	Joe Leydon	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2008 03:15 AM	Variety
0/5	Rob Gonsalves	Has obviously been made for an audience that has never seen a movie before. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 18 2007 07:29 PM	eFilmCritic.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:32 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Eugene Novikov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 22 2003 05:10 PM	Film Blather
1.5/4	Jim Shelby	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:11 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
3/5	John R. McEwen	...Formulaic from the word go, with so many trite, overused devices that it could serve as a primer for 'things to avoid when making an original movie.' Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:20 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 03:06 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
D	Philip Martin	...infuriating because it divides the world into fun-loving rebels and uptight establishment-types Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 31 2002 09:03 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/4	Peter Stack	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:14 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:12 AM	Boston Phoenix
1/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 19 2002 08:11 AM	Globe and Mail
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	The true story of a Virginia medical student who breaks all the rules by daring to proclaim that the best medicine for patients is love, laughter and play. Full Review \| 2 Comments \| Mar., 03 2002 10:19 AM	Spirituality and Practice
	Jim Chastain	This film wants to be loved so much, it pleads with us to believe its black and white message. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 12 2001 12:33 PM	Norman Transcript
1.5/4	James Kendrick	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 27 2001 05:51 PM	Q Network Film Desk
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:38 AM	Los Angeles Times

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