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Movie · 1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

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Bittersweet coming of age Family burden Caregiver drama Dysfunctional family Small town melancholy Tender romance

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Release
1993
Runtime
118 min

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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