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A 1993 comedy-drama film about Gilbert, a young man who cares for his obese mother and mentally disabled brother in a small Iowa town. The film stars Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio and others, and is based on a novel by Peter Hedges.
A drama about a young man who cares for his mentally-disabled brother and obese mother in a small town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1993 film.
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- Drama
- Lasse Hallström
- 1994-03-04
Check out the official What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) trailer starring Johnny Depp! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Buy or Rent on Fan...
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What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Comedy. 117 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1994. Roger Ebert. March 4, 1994. 4 min read. In the small but eventful world of Gilbert Grape, emergencies are a natural state. His younger brother, Arnie, has a way of climbing the town water tower and forgetting how to get back down.
Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (DiCaprio), and holding ...
Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky (Juliette Lewis).
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG-13
Gilbert Grape (Depp) is a young man trapped in an eccentric family in a small American town. He works hard to care for his developmentally disabled teenage brother Arnie (DiCaprio), and their overweight mother (Cates) while trying to maintain their crumbling house.