Top ten movies starring Robin Williams
A top ten list of our favourite movies starring Robin Williams. The world mourns after the 63-year-old actor died yesterday.
We take a look at our top ten favourite movies starring Robin Williams. This Oscar-winning actor starred in a multitude of films, and gained respect as on of the best actors of our time.
Mr Williams died yesterday in what is believed to be a suicide, at the age of 63. Take a look at our list, this is why we love him:
10. Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn’t set, to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. The plot spirals downward as the lack of sleep drives the detectives to the brink of sanity.
9. Patch Adams
A medical student in the 70’s treats patients, illegally, using humor. Probably one of the most touching films of all time, it tells a story of what could be done when the rules are broken for the greater good.
8.Jumanji
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. This iconic film is remembered by every single child born in the 90’s.
7. Awakenings
The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
6. Good Morning, Vietnam
An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. This film coined one of the most well known quotes of all time. Gooooood morning, Vietnam!
5. Flubber
An absent-minded professor discovers “flubber,” a rubber-like super-bouncy substance. We remember watching this zany movie over and over again.
4. Hook
When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
3. Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. A touching and inspirational story.
2. Mrs Doubtfire
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife. The scene is set for calamity and hilarious coincidence, but the story touches on one of the most prevalent problems in modern society; divorce.
1. Dead Poets Society
English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day. Widely considered to be the best movie this actor starred in during his career, this film is mentioned again and again all over the world. Haven’t seen it? You need to!
Do you agree with our list? What is your favourite Robin Williams movie, and why? Leave your comments below.
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