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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

1993 · PG-13 · 1h 58m

Directed by Lasse Hallström

7.7

TMDB audience score
4,439 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Johnny Depp
    Gilbert Grape

  • Leonardo DiCaprio
    Arnie Grape

  • Juliette Lewis
    Becky

  • Mary Steenburgen
    Betty Carver

  • Darlene Cates
    Momma

  • Laura Harrington
    Amy Grape

  • Mary Kate Schellhardt
    Ellen Grape

  • Kevin Tighe
    Mr. Carver

  • John C. Reilly
    Tucker Van Dyke

  • Crispin Glover
    Bobby McBurney

  • Penelope Branning
    Becky's Grandma

  • Tim Green
    Mr. Lamson

  • Susan Loughran
    Mrs. Lamson

  • Robert B. Hedges
    Minister

  • Mark Jordan
    Todd Carver

  • Cameron Finley
    Doug Carver

  • Brady Coleman
    Sheriff Farrel

  • Tim Simek
    Deputy