Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump (1994)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (63 reviews)

  • 93% of users liked it
    (1,119,247 ratings)

"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… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Eric Roth
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 6, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Aug 28, 2001
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

    This tall tale may reach monumental proportions, but Forrest Gump always keeps its magical airiness and grace.

  • Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

    Credit for the success of the film has to start with director Robert Zemeckis, who has taken his Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit success and parlayed it into a more mature, yet equally entertaining, film.

  • Anthony Lane, New Yorker

    Warm, wise, and wearisome as hell.

  • David Ansen, Newsweek

    For all its ambition, the movie ends up using great historical events in the service of a dubious sentimentality.

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    A picaresque story of a simpleton's charmed odyssey through 30 years of tumultuous American history, Forrest Gump is whimsy with a strong cultural spine.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Carlos M


    A very refreshing feel-good movie that is always entertaining and compelling, even if sometimes it is sentimental and seems a bit vague about its purpose. If you are able to overlook its flaws, you will find it a captivating story of innocence and optimism.

  • Louis R


    A nice enough concept, fairly well pulled off but is mainly crushed by its own sentimentality and heavy handed emotional manipulation (not to mention ham-fisted politics). Good revision for your 20th century American history exam, otherwise watch Big Fish instead.

  • Mike S


    Epic in scope and triumphant in spirit, <i>Forrest Gump</i> is a larger-than-life piece of film-making, that scored home an impressive 6 Oscars in 1995, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role. It revolves around the eventful and remarkable… More

  • Matthew Samuel M


    It's well done and funny. The character, though performed brilliantly by Hanks, verges on obnoxious.

  • Directors C


    [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] It's almost overwhelming but isn't, and flawed in some places. Forrest Gump is typically formulaic in terms of Oscar's bait and unbearably long but it's the fine direction and performances… More

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