Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does What's Eating Gilbert Grape end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Name: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

Directed by Lasse Hallström

Produced by Paramount Pictures, J&M Entertainment

1993118 min7.7 / 10

A tender, melancholic portrait of familial obligation and small-town stagnation, anchored by deep bonds between siblings and the quiet struggle to find meaning amid duty.

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.

Clusters

Love Tested by Mortality Outcasts and Misfits Workplace Movies Coping With Death Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Mentally Disabled Sibling Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Widow Iowa Dysfunctional Family Obesity Single Mother Grocery Store Mentally Handicapped Child

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Questions people ask

Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is What's Eating Gilbert Grape easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does What's Eating Gilbert Grape end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.