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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

1993 · 1 h 58 · United Kingdom, United States · English

  • Drama
  • Romance

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.

Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
Peter Hedges
Based on
Peter Hedges

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