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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993 · 118 min

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.

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Appeals to viewers who value intimate character drama about imperfect families, quiet sacrifice, and the possibility of change.

Tone
melancholic, warm, bittersweet
Payoff
catharsis, comfort
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
family responsibility, caregiving, emotional confinement, independence, belonging
Setting
late twentieth century, insular rural small town

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