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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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PG13,1hr 58min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen  ...more
Synopsis: Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to the underrated Once Around earned far more attention than its predecessor thanks to the judicious casting of perennial thinking woman's heartthrob Johnny Depp and a certain up-and-coming thespian by the name of Leonardo DiCaprio. A prisoner of his dysfunctional family's broken dreams in tiny Endora, IA, Gilbert (Depp) serves as breadwinner and caretaker for his mother and siblings following his father's suicide and his older brother's defection. Momma ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
This tender but unflinching examination of the tension between individual happiness and family obligation neatly condenses a large ensemble, a lengthy backstory and a lot of subtext into two delightfully cinematic hours. Just a touch of voice-over from leading man Johnny Depp sets the stage for a story that is told from his character's viewpoint even as it takes in a host of supporting players and ... Full Review
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Johnny Depp
Gilbert Grape
Juliette Lewis
Becky
Mary Steenburgen
Betty Carver
Leonardo DiCaprio
Arnie Grape
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