The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Patch Adams has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Patch Adams (1998)
By Mark Caro (265) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 01 Jan 2000
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Review of Patch Adams (1998)
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Patch Adams was released in 1998 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 509 reviews, giving Patch Adams (1998) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 45%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Patch Adams than critics were.
With a score of 61%, Patch Adams is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Small Soldiers, Hope Floats and Belle's Magical World.
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