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Forrest Gump

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 20m
  •  (7)
  • 82

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  • Clip: Life is like a box of chocolates
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Producer:

Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch

Writer:

Eric Roth

Release Date:

Jul 6, 1994

Runtime:

2hr 20m

Synopsis

Forrest Gump is a man who - despite his sub-normal IQ - led an extraordinary life, with a ringside seat to many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century.

Cast

  • Tom Hanks
  • Robin Wright
  • Gary Sinise
  • Mykelti Williamson
  • Sally Field
  • Rebecca Williams
  • Michael Conner Humphreys
  • Harold Herthum
  • George Kelly
  • Bob Penny

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82
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Based on 20 Critics
7.8

USER SCORE (1394)

Generally favorable reviews based on 1394 Reviews
90

Contrasting Forrest's unassuming innocence with the upheavals and rancor of the times, the film is a wisely goofy commentary on the stupidity of smartness.

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Metacritic review by Duane Byrge
Duane Byrge
The Hollywood Reporter
100

What a magical movie.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

Clean up the language, and this little roach of a movie could play the bottom half of a double bill with Rowan and Martin's #147;The Maltese Bippy.#148; [26 March 1999, Life, p.9E]

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Metacritic review by Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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