What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993 · Movie · 1h 58m · PG-13

RomanceDrama

"Life is a terrible thing to sleep through."

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.

Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
73/100
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Themes
mentally disabledsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookwidowiowadysfunctional familyobesitysingle mothergrocery storementally handicapped child