What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

In “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” directed by Lasse Hallström, Gilbert Grape navigates the challenges of caring for his family in a small Midwestern town, including his younger brother Arnie, who has a developmental disability, and his housebound, obese mother. As Gilbert grapples with his responsibilities and personal desires, the arrival of a free-spirited young woman offers him a glimpse of a different life.