Review of Patch Adams (1998) by Jon M — 11 Mar 2009

Aren't we better off as a society doing a doc on this Patch guy?

This review of Patch Adams (1998) was written by Jon M on 11 Mar 2009.

Patch Adams has generally received positive reviews.

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