What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Released Year: 1993

Certificate: U

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 73

Director: Lasse Hallström

Stars: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen

No of Votes: 215034

Gross: 9170214

Overview: A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

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