1998 · 1h 55m · Biography, Comedy, Drama

Patch Adams

Directed byTom Shadyac

IMDb

6.9

132K votes

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Rotten Tomatoes

22%

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Box office

$202M

worldwide

Released Oct 21, 1998 by Universal Pictures

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73rd of 176Films of 1998 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)26

Audience (IMDb x 10)69

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 43 points.

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Director: Tom Shadyac
Writers: Patch Adams Maureen Mylander Steve Oedekerk
Music: Marc Shaiman
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Editing: Don Zimmerman
Producers: Mike Farrell Barry Kemp Marvin Minoff Charles Newirth

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1999
Marc Shaiman
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