What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

This is an okay movie. Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is a young man in Endora, Iowa, who lives with his mentally retarded 17-year-old brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his severely obese mother, and two sisters. He works at a local grocery store and worries that he will never leave the small town. He meets a young woman named Becky (Juliette Lewis), who is living with her grandmother in a movable trailer. Gilbert worries that his responsibilities at home will prevent him from pursuing a relationship with her, but she learns to accept him and his family.

DiCaprio was already a good actor by age 19, and performed very well in his role. He met some teens with similar disabilities to prepare for the part. It is based on the 1991 novel by Peter Hedges and was filmed in Manor, Texas.