The World According to Garp
DramaComedy

The World According to Garp

“Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.”

6.7/10 1982 2h 16m

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.

On screen

Top Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Mary Beth Hurt

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

Cushie

John Irving

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Preview

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