Similar Films
Movies Like The World According to Garp
1982·136 min·Dir. George Roy Hill·★ 7.1
DramaComedy
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.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972·1h 40m·★ 6.8·George Roy Hill
2 shared crewDir. George Roy HillDP: Miroslav Ondříček
Funny Farm
1988·1h 41m·★ 6.2·George Roy Hill
2 shared crewDir. George Roy HillDP: Miroslav Ondříček
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014·1h 42m·★ 7.8·Dean DeBlois
Themes: wistful, reflective, vibrant
The Great Flood
2025·1h 47m·★ 5.4·Kim Byung-woo
Themes: wistful, reflective
Sabrina
1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder
TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe
TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy
How to Train Your Dragon
2010·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Chris Sanders
Themes: reflective, vibrant
Versa
2025·8m·★ 7.5·Malcon Pierce
TMDB recommends
Stuck in Love
2013·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Josh Boone
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
The Hating Game
2021·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Peter Hutchings
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Duwayne Dunham
TMDB recommends
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Rob Reiner
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
The Wedding Date
2005·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Clare Kilner
TMDB recommends
Mother
1996·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Albert Brooks
Fans also likedComedy & Drama
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell
TMDB recommends
The White Dawn
1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman
TMDB recommends
This Is Where I Leave You
2014·1h 43m·★ 6.7·Shawn Levy
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
Goosebumps
2015·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Rob Letterman
TMDB recommends
Almost Friends
2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·Jake Goldberger
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
The Rules of Attraction
2002·1h 50m·★ 6.6·Roger Avary
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy
How Good Is The World According to Garp?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.9Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.7
★ IMDb7.1
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
Related Collections
Find More