Story Line
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.
“Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.”
Top Cast
Robin Williams
T.S. Garp
Mary Beth Hurt
Helen Holm
Glenn Close
Jenny Fields
John Lithgow
Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn
Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Fields
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
1982-07-23
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
DramaComedy
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badelf
8/10
•6/15/2026My Robin Williams Retrospective: The World According to Garp (1982)
Robin Williams surprises here with a character so unlike what we typically associate with him. T.S. Garp is lower energy, even-tempered, thoughtful; there's no manic improvisation...