What About Bob?

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What About Bob?

PG

1991

1h 40m

Drama

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Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss) has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley (Bill Murray). An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone love Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

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Critics Consensus

What About Bob? turns a predictable premise into a sharp, humane comedy thanks to Bill Murray's brilliantly neurotic performance, memorable one-liners, and Frank Oz's affable directorial touch.

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Bruce Westbrook

Houston Chronicle

May 22, 2026

Both stars are terrific.

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May 22, 2026

Predictable but funny.

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Hugo Davenport

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 19, 2026

[Has] astute casting and Freudian in-jokes.

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Mary MacGoris

Irish Independent

May 19, 2026

I was appalled at the gross intrusiveness of the uninvited guest.

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John Millar

Daily Record (UK)

May 19, 2026

Outrageously funny black comedy.

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

May 19, 2026

Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray shares enough one-liners to cover up holes in the plot.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

This movie is only worthy of *4* stars

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@LinhagenD Jul 21, 2026

What About Bob? is the rare comedy where the most dangerous weapon isn't a gun, it's relentless optimism. Bill Murray turns neediness into an Olympic event, while Richard Dreyfuss delivers one of cinema's great slow-motion meltdowns, proving that sanity is often just good lighting and a little personal space. The genius of the film is that it keeps asking who the real patient is, then refuses to answer because it's having too much fun watching everyone unravel. Somehow, amid the glorious emotional wreckage, it lands on a surprisingly comforting truth: the people who drive us absolutely crazy are sometimes the ones who accidentally teach us how to live. It's hilarious, deceptively sweet, and ages like the kind of joke that gets funnier every time someone else loses their composure.

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Andrew A.

@rt_andrew May 29, 2026

Murray and Dreyfuss do what they can with what is essentially an extended looney tunes sketch

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Kevin M.

@DocStrangeLove Mar 17, 2026

Revisited this movie for the first time since I was a child, and it holds up really well. Murray and Dreyfuss really shine. Just an agonizing ordeal for Dr. Marvin, caused by Bill Murray just being Bill Murray.

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Shannon K.

@Mars-Bar Mar 8, 2026

I LOVE this movie. One of my absolute favorites!

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white W.

@whitewineaux Feb 23, 2026

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!

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Bob "Bobby" Wiley

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Charlie Korsmo

Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin

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Synopsis

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss) has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley (Bill Murray). An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone love Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

Director: Frank Oz
Producer: Laura Ziskin
Screenwriter: Tom Schulman, Alvin Sargent, Laura Ziskin
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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