What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 · 118 min · Director: Lasse Hallström
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What's Eating Gibert Grape is a beautifully shot movie of tenderness, caring and self-awareness that is set amongst the fictional working class one street town Endora. Centred around the Grape family Ellen and Amy and their two brothers Arnie and Gilbert, who, along with their morbidly obese widowed mother Bonnie Grape are striving to survive and coexist with the absence of a father figure, low wage work and seventeen-year-old Arnie's severe mental condition. It is in this awkward and extremely one sided affair that the unfortunate Gilbert has to constantly, while working for the town's slowly dying convenience store, take care of his younger brother Arnie. Gilbert's life, his future, is thwarted he knows this, but it is in this guardian angel that his love and bond for Arnie cannot, and will not, be let go. That is until the free spirit of Becky arrives in town, and with her grandmother are stranded for the week while waiting for parts for their vehicle. This realization unties new feelings, new thoughts and new hope for the put upon Gibert, something new is eating Gilbert Grape.
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 34 % | 28 % | 22 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 33 % | 25 % | 11 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 37 % | 26 % | 8 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Hope | 40 % | 28 % | 19 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 44 % | 30 % | 30 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 44 % | 34 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 43 % | 34 % | 18 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 45 % | 30 % | 16 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 53 % | 29 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 57 % | 35 % | 27 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 58 % | 48 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 59 % | 53 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 54 % | 43 % | 44 % | 14 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 58 % | 44 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Empathy | 74 % | 65 % | 59 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 80 % | 76 % | 68 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Empathy | 76 % | 74 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Empathy | 78 % | 76 % | 60 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 83 % | 69 % | 59 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Hope | 81 % | 48 % | 35 % | 55 % |
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Momma
Ellen Grape
Becky's Grandma
Mr. Lamson
Mrs. Lamson
Minister
Todd Carver
Doug Carver
Deputy
Boy #1
Details
- Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
- Written by
- Peter Hedges
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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