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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE

Directed by Lasse Hallström
United States, 1993
Drama

Synopsis

Life isn’t easy for Gilbert Grape: when his father dies, he has to put his dreams on hold to take care of his overweight mother, two sisters and an autistic brother in a small, Midwestern town. But when a mysterious girl moves to town with her grandparents, Gilbert’s life begins to change.

Synopsis

Life isn’t easy for Gilbert Grape: when his father dies, he has to put his dreams on hold to take care of his overweight mother, two sisters and an autistic brother in a small, Midwestern town. But when a mysterious girl moves to town with her grandparents, Gilbert’s life begins to change.

Our take

A spectacularly warm and enchanting coming-of-age film, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape manages to explore seismic events and small-town life without slipping into tragedy. And then there’s the ensemble cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp in the titular role, and the always wonderful Juliette Lewis.