Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

398

Name

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Genre

Drama

Leads

Depp,J

Rating

3

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Sex, Crude Actions

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Romance, Drama

Id

1587

Popularity

34.674

Release Date

1993-12-17

Title

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Vote Average

7.67

Vote Count

3881

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$10,000,000

Runtime

118 minutes