Watch this when
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Gilbert loved his brother, and he was drowning. Both can be true for anyone holding their family together. 🚚
Who it's for
Gilbert is the de facto parent of his household: he watches over Arnie, his younger brother with a developmental disability, and manages a mother who hasn't left the house in years since her husband's death.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Lasse Hallström's 1993 drama, adapted by Peter Hedges from his novel, is set in the small town of Endora, Iowa, where grocery clerk Gilbert Grape looks after his family: his younger brother Arnie, who has an intellectual disability and is about to turn 18, and his mother Bonnie, who has not left the house in seven years.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A father's suicide; a mother's death.
Age: PG-13
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 184
