1993 · 118 min · PG-13

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Name: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates

Directed by Lasse Hallström · Romance, Drama

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) is a Romance film, directed by Lasse Hallström set in Iowa during the 1990s. It runs 118 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of family & loyalty, grief & loss, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer

Alan ParkerBjörn Isfält

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist

Cast

Johnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioJuliette LewisMary SteenburgenDarlene CatesLaura HarringtonMary Kate SchellhardtKevin Tighe

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Iowa

Setting

Rural

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Grief & Loss Coming Of Age

Tone

MelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1983
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1995
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2014
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Mumbai · Paris — 2010s
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1999
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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