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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

PG-13 Romance Drama

Starring: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates

Writer: Peter Hedges, Peter Hedges

Release Date:
December 17, 1993
Ratings:
7.7 / 10
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Overview

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.