# What Robin Williams movies did you see in the theater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347 "2014-08-12T02:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/21 "2014-08-12T13:33:02Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Popeye was one of the first movies I ever saw in a theater. I was around six. ^ Same here. I saw One Hour Photo in the theatre and it’s my favourite Robin William movie. It was so neat to have the guy who is usually making me laugh this time scaring the hell out of me. He really got to showcase his range of talent in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/22 "2014-08-12T13:52:29Z")
Popeye Hook Good Morning Vietnam Aladdin Toys Dead Poet’s Society ---
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Popeye Mrs. Doubtfire The Birdcage > [@Odesio](#): > > Jumanjii, Hook, and Bicentennial Man. I still haven’t forgiven him for Bicentennial Man. I’ve read plenty of Asimov before that movie and thought Hollywood ruined one of his stories with that mawkish adaption. But then I read that particular story and found Asimov wrote all the parts I hated. I love Asimov, but he did write “The Robots of Dawn” too. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/24 "2014-08-12T14:27:14Z")
. . . Dead Poet’s Society. . . I think that’s it. . . Oh, Aladdin, if you count that as a “Robin Williams movie.” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/25 "2014-08-12T15:14:36Z")
Only _Dead Poets Society_. I’m not much of a cinema-goer, but I enjoyed his work on DVD. His serious performances were better than his comedic ones. I especially liked _Insomnia_ and DPS. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/26 "2014-08-12T16:54:43Z")
Popeye The Survivors Moscow on the Hudson Club Paradise The Adventures of Baron Muchausen Dead Poets Society Hook The Fisher King Ferngully: the Last Rain Forest Aladdin Toys Mrs. Doubtfire Nine Months To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Jumanji The Birdcage Hamlet ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/27 "2014-08-12T17:13:34Z")
_Aladdin_ was my daughter’s first cinema experience. I took a day off of work and drove her to the nicest theater around. She was awestruck. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/28 "2014-08-12T17:26:46Z")
Popeye The World According to Garp Mrs. Doubtfire Jumanji The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Fisher King Night at the Museum Moscow on the Hudson A.I. Awakenings Interesting range as an actor, but I was always more familiar with him for Mork, and for his stand-up. I tended not to go see a move he was in just because he was in it. That said, there are a few films of his I missed in the theaters that I want to catch at some point, notably One Hour Photo and Insomnia. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/29 "2014-08-12T18:15:37Z")
The World According to Garp (the movie that made Robin Williams my favorite actor, and Glenn Close my favorite actress) Moscow on the Hudson Good Morning, Vietnam Dead Poets Society Awakenings (I remember sobbing uncontrollably all the way home – I have never cried more at a movie before or since) Dead Again Hook Aladdin (saw three times in the theater) Mrs. Doubtfire Jumanji The Birdcage Jack Hamlet Good Will Hunting (at this point, Robin stopped being my favorite actor, but I still admire his great body of work, and he remains an indelible part of my movie experience) The Night Listener Night at the Museum Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ---
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Moscow on the Hudson Hook Aladdin Mrs. Doubtfire The Birdcage I’ve seen a few of the others, but not in the theater. I’ve liked Robin Williams since the first time I saw him in Mork and Mindy. I wouldn’t say he was a particular favorite, but I loved his work and he always made me laugh (except when he was being creepy, in which case I really admired his ability to switch from funny to creepy). I still want to see _One Hour Photo._ _The Birdcage_ is one of my all-time favorite movies. The spouse and I often quote lines from it to each other. I watched it again last night in honor of Mr. Williams. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/31 "2014-08-12T18:34:34Z")
\*Good Morning, Vietnam Mrs. Doubtfire A.I. Aladdin Good Will Hunting The Birdcage Night at the Museum Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Dead Again The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Butler The Fisher King The Bicentennial Man Happy Feet\* I liked all but the last five. Remind me what his role was in _Dead Again_? He made a surprisingly good Theodore Roosevelt in the _NATM_ movies, but an unconvincing Dwight D. Eisenhower in _The Butler_. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/32 "2014-08-12T19:00:04Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Popeye was one of the first movies I ever saw in a theater. I was around six. Me too. I’d add: Awakenings Dead Poets Society The Birdcage ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/33 "2014-08-12T19:29:21Z")
_Good Morning, Viet Nam_ is the only one I saw on the big screen, come to think of it. And not worth it, either - Williams was a very good actor in a lot of mediocre-at-best movies. _Aladdin_ was great. but that was the only movie where he chewed the scenery and it still worked. _Moscow on the Hudson_ was good, but he wasn’t trying to be the life of the fucking party in every second. His comedic talent was almost beyond compare, but it got in the way of his acting. Poor bastard - I read that worry about his career may have played a factor, what with the rather disastrous arc of _The Crazy Ones_, whose publicity trailers dripped with flop sweat. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-robin-williams-movies-did-you-see-in-the-theater/695347/34 "2014-08-12T21:58:51Z")
_**The World According to Garp Popeye Dead Again Dead Poets Society The Best of Times Baron Munchausen Awakenings Good Morning Viet Nam The FIsher King Patch Adams One Hour Photo Aladdin Good WIll Hunting Father’s Day**_ ---
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Popeye The Fisher King Hook Toys Aladdin FernGully Mrs. Doubtfire Jumanji To Wong Foo Hamlet Jack The Birdcage Patch Adams What Dreams May Come Bicentennial Man AI: Artificial Intelligence Insomnia One Hour Photo Night at the Museum Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian I see most movies on the big screen, first. ---
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Remind me what his role was in _Dead Again_? He was a damn good shrink; nineteen years, he got a lot of people through a lot of shit. Okay, he slept with a patient or two, but it’s not like he didn’t _care_ about 'em; he _loved_ being a doctor. He used to not charge half his patients! Then the fucking state comes along, they send in some bitch undercover, and he’s fucked. ---
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once again the teeming millions come through. i mention “dead again” and i get blank stares, in here quite a few people have seen it. happy sigh. hook, mrs doubtfire, to wong foo, dead poets, birdcage, ai, baron munch, awakenings, good will hunting, nine months, hamlet. he has 4 movies coming out later this year. ---
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Good Morning, Vietnam Dead Poets Society Cadillac Man Fisher King Hook Aladdin Toys Mrs. Doubtfire Nine Months Jumanji The Birdcage Jack Hamlet Deconstructing Harry Good Will Hunting What Dreams May Come Bicentennial Man A.I. One Hour Photo Death to Smoochy Insomnia Happy Feet Old Dogs ---
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Hook Good Morning, Vietnam Aladdin ---
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