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Forrest Gump

1994 • 142 minutes
4.6
197 reviews
71%
Tomatometer
M
Rating
Eligible

About this movie

Stupid is as stupid does, says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy, serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, meets Richard Nixon, discovers the break-in at the Watergate, opens a profitable shrimping business, becomes an original investor in Apple Computers, and decides to run back and forth across the country for several years. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny (Robin Wright Penn), the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon. Featured alongside Tom Hanks are Sally Field as Forrest's mother; Gary Sinise as his commanding officer in Vietnam; Mykelti Williamson as his ill-fated Army buddy who is familiar with every recipe that involves shrimp; and the special effects artists whose digital magic place Forrest amidst a remarkable array of historical events and people.
Rating
M

Ratings and reviews

4.6
197 reviews
Belinda hardy
December 26, 2015
I don't know where to start it's just wow words can't explain how amazing it is. The story line was amazing and the acting was amazing it's just breath taking. The way it started how he was telling his story is what hooked me. Best movie
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Chris Hawes
November 3, 2013
Never thought I'd wish I were stupid. If there's a movie that'll make you think that, this would have to be it. Oh to live a life as full as that of Forrest Gump's... haha FANTASTIC!!!
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Chris R
October 17, 2015
Luck and Perseverance is better than Intelligence sometimes
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