The World According to Garp poster

Feature film — 1982

The World According to Garp (1982)

6.72h 16mDrama — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 402 votes.

Pan Arts / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: George Roy Hill

On screen

Cast & crew

Robin Williams as T.S. Garp

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Mary Beth Hurt as Helen Holm

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close as Jenny Fields

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn as Mr. Fields

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz as The Hooker

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin as Pooh

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz as John Wolfe

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright as Cushie

Jenny Wright

Cushie

John Irving as Referee

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer as Ellen James

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

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