The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

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

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Release Date

8/13/1982

Runtime

136 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$17,000,000

Revenue

$29,712,172

Homepage

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A richly layered character study that weaves comedy and heartbreak through a writer's entangled life with his eccentric mother and complicated marriage. It's a film about the messy, ungovernable ways people collide and fail to connect, viewed with warmth and dark humor.

Mood

WistfulBittersweetContemplative

Themes

FamilyIdentityArt and creationComing apartLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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