What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993 "Life is a terrible thing to sleep through."
7.7| 1h58m| PG-13| en
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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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Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Rainey Dawn After his father's death, Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother, Arnie, and his morbidly obese mother, which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life.I remember seeing this one in my mid-20s... the Heart-Breaking Story is still with me... this one is a tear jerker.9/10
Shinedowness Yes, I know some of these people will review about the expected occurrences that went on in this film. But, I wonder if momma committed suicide to purposely let her children live their lives without entrapments such as the obligation to help her. Sure, they were generous and humble in their own ways. Which is why I like this film. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is one of a kind. Definitely not something you will experience for every film that is out there.
Lord_Of_Darkness An American drama movie based on the novel of the same name by Peter HedgesSynopsis: Gilbert Grape lives at home with two of his three sisters, Amy and Ellen, and one of his two brothers, Arnie. Arnie is mentally handicapped and depends on Gilbert for a lot. Then there's Gilbert's momma. She also lives with them and is perfectly huge. She was once the prettiest girl in Endora but now...is not. The whole Grape clan is just counting the days to Arnie's 18th birthday. The birthday the doctors said he would never see. Here Johnny Depp acted as Gilber and what i think is he was the perfect actor for this character. And Leonardo DiCaprio acted as Arnie. Both of their acting was marvelous but Leonardo DiCaprio oh boy he has shown a masterpiece acting skill in this movie. This movie is the proof that how much good an actor he was to began with. In this one his acting was even better than The Basketball Diary (One of his early days hit movies) IMO. Gilbert's dad, Mr. Grape, has been dead for 17 years and with his older brother gone everything falls on Gilbert's shoulders. He worked so hard to keep his family from sinking. I was touched by his responsibility and care for his family and the loving relationship with his mentally challenged brother Arnie. Gilbert is simply the supreme character of this movie. A great movie. Great story, well directed. Sometimes it will make you laugh,sometimes it will make you emotional or even it will make you angry now and then. And at the end this movie made me cry.(No it isn't a tragic movie)Leonardo DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role.
Casey Russell This movie is spectacular. The cutting edge of the dialogue is sharp and hits all the feels. The bareboned plot is part of the reason why this movie is so powerful. I may be one of those lame-os that's not got around to watching this until Leo won the Oscar, but I'm glad I came. Lots of people (probably people that haven't seen this movie) say that he should have won one for Titanic, but honestly he's infinitely more brilliant as Arnie Grape than as Jack Dawson. Titanic is like a game of pretend compared to this movie (no hate, I still love it). Also important to note, there's practically no other movie out there where intellectual disabilities are explored and treated with as much respect as it was treated in this movie. As much as you see the Grapes struggle with Arnie (occasionally physically) the way the writers, producers, and directors chose to portray Arnie as a character was fantastic. Cut scenes of him laughing and playing at the end of a tense scene. Treating him less as a sidekick and more as a secondary protagonist. It's so rare to see people with intellectual disabilities given the respect any other human being would get in the real world, let alone in pop culture. A+.Only critique I have is that the soundtrack is pretty lame. It went with the mood of the film pretty well, but like, it was kind of boring/not great.