What About Bob? (1991)

Name: What About Bob?
Director: Frank Oz
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991
Duration: 100 min

"Bob's a special kind of friend. The kind that drives you crazy."

ThumbScore

👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 71% (RT: 82%, MC: 60)

Comedy

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Director

Frank Oz

Runtime

1h 40m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.9/10 (891 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

Cast

Bill Murray as Bob Wiley · 74% avg

Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin · 71% avg

Julie Hagerty as Fay Marvin · 73% avg

Charlie Korsmo as Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin

Kathryn Erbe as Anna Marvin · 72% avg

Tom Aldredge as Mr. Guttman · 74% avg

Susan Willis as Mrs. Guttman

Roger Bowen as Phil

Is What About Bob? good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 71%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#477 / 2672 · Comedy

Rank in its year

#17 / 61 · 1991

Rank among its director's films

#1 / 10 · Frank Oz

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. 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 loves 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. Wikipedia ↗

Reviews

ThumbScoreReview · 93/100 · 2026-10-16

What worked: Funny movie that has a lot of nostalgia as I loved it as a child. Bill Murray is hilarious and I love that him and Richard Dreyfus hated each other on the set. Just a super fun movie. What bugged me: It has a pretty ridiculous ending (Murray marring Lilly)