Patch Adams (1998)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Patch Adams

• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) — Same feel: feel-good, emotional
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• Hook (1991)
• Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — Philip Seymour Hoffman appears in both
• Inventing the Abbotts (1997) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• What Dreams May Come (1998)