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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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.

19931h 58mPG-13Romance, Drama

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About What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Directors
Lasse Hallström
Cast
Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington
Genres
Romance, Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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