What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Recommended from age 12. Dysfunctional family and disability.
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- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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Availability as of 17 October 2026. Data from JustWatch.
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What it’s about
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.
Genres: Romance, Drama
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