The World According to Garp

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.1/10

30,660 votes

71/100

Fresh

63/100

Metascore

6.7/10

375 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$17.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$29.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$29,712,172

United States

Profit

+$12.7M

ROI: +75%

Budget Recovery175% of budget

$0|Budget: $17.0M|Revenue: $29.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

37.6K

Daily Avg

627

7-Day Trend

+7%

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Based On

The World According to Garp

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Jersey

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New Jersey

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondříček

Film Editing

Stephen A. Rotter

Music / Score

David Shire

Costume Design

Ann Roth

Production Design

Henry Bumstead

Production Companies

Warner Bros. EntertainmentQ65557474

Distributors

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The World According to Garp

Available in 59 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

Germany16

JapanPG12

GR16

Ireland15

Netherlands6

Sweden15

Production

Director

George Roy Hill

Writers

Steve Tesich, John Irving

Production Companies

Pan ArtsWarner Bros. Pictures

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

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright

Cushie

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Tags & Keywords

based on novel or bookpregnancywrestlingwrestlerchildlessnesspaternitylovewritertypewriterreflectivegay themehomosexualitywistfulcomplicatedvibrant

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