Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
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.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) is a romance and drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, released on December 17, 1993 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis and Mary Steenburgen. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 4,379 ratings.
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Johnny Depp
as Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Arnie Grape
Juliette Lewis
as Becky
Mary Steenburgen
as Betty Carver
Darlene Cates
as Momma
Laura Harrington
as Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt
as Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe
as Mr. Carver
John C. Reilly
as Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover
as Bobby McBurney
Penelope Branning
as Becky's Grandma
Tim Green
as Mr. Lamson
Directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Peter Hedges and Peter Hedges, produced by Bertil Ohlsson, Meir Teper and David Matalon.
Average viewer score of 7.7/10 from 4,379 ratings.
I recently watched this movie again after many years, and was surprised how many details I had forgotten. It features a great ensemble cast who seem to mostly share a screen rapport. Leonardo DiCaprio previews his future star career with a stellar performance as the difficult Arnie. I thought the scene where husband Mr. Carver comes home from work and obsesses over the burnt cookies and the unused swimming pool was…
Reviewed on December 11, 2021
**A rather conventional and average family drama, where DiCaprio and Depp's performances turn out to be the only truly worthy note.** Sometimes, what makes a film remarkable is the extraordinary performance of an actor, and that becomes even more admirable when that actor is extremely young. That's what we have in this film, a conventional family drama, where a young adult tries to live his life as normally as…
Reviewed on November 27, 2022
So, I had no idea who Leonardo was when I saw this back in the 90s, it was before Titanic, before he made it big, and I thought they hired an intellectually disabled man to play the part. And it dropped in '93 so that would make Dicaprio about 19? Maybe 18 when they made it? I doubt they would give an Oscar to a kid that young, but see that he's CLEARLY not Intellectually Disabled and how believable he was, well,…
Reviewed on January 11, 2023
With his mother (Darlene Cates) morbidly obese and equally embarrassed about her image, and his younger brother "Arnie" (Leonardo DiCaprio) dealing with mental health issues, it falls to "Gilbert" (Johnny Depp) to try and provide as best he can for his family. He has a job in the struggling local grocery store that sees him deliver to the "Carver" family. "Betty" (Mary Steenburgen) is the bored housewife there with…
Reviewed on April 23, 2024
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) includes Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen and Darlene Cates. The film was directed by Lasse Hallström. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape was released on December 17, 1993 and runs for 1h 58m.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) holds an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 4,379 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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