What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Directed by

Lasse Hallström

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 4,322 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young grocery store clerk in a small Iowa town takes care of his family, including his morbidly obese mother and his mentally disabled younger brother. His life is routine and exhausting until a free-spirited woman passes through town and changes his perspective.

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What happens

What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly. It follows a grocery store clerk living with his dysfunctional family, including his obese mother, his mentally disabled younger brother and two sisters in the fictional rural town of Endora, Iowa. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, based on his 1991 novel. Filming took place from November 1992 to January 1993 in various parts of Texas. The film was well received, with Depp's and DiCaprio's performances garnering critical acclaim. At age 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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