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what's eating gilbert grape is a 1993 american comedy-drama film directed by lasse hallström and starring johnny depp, juliette lewis, darlene cates, and leonardo dicaprio. the film follows 24-year-old gilbert (depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother (cates) and his mentally impaired younger brother (dicaprio) in a sleepy midwestern town. peter hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. the film was well-received; dicaprio received his first academy award nomination for his role.









































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the film received positive reviews from critics. on rotten tomatoes, the film was given an 89% "certified fresh" score and an average rating of 7.3/10 based on 45 reviews. the site's consensus states that the film is "sentimental and somewhat predictable, but those are small complaints, given the tender atmosphere and moving performances at the heart of "what's eating gilbert grape"." "the new york times" film critic janet maslin praised dicaprio's performance, writing "the film's real show-stopping turn comes from mr. dicaprio, who makes arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch… the performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end." roger ebert of "chicago sun-times" described it as "… one of the most enchanting films of the year" and said that dicaprio deserved to win the academy award for best supporting actor for which he was nominated. todd mccarthy of "variety" found the film a "bemused view on life" and remarked that "depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization." "the washington post"s desson howe thought the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort. "film review" praised leonardo dicaprio as the mentally handicapped brother, calling it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity", bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part".
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