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Forrest Gump
Universal acclaim
Based on 19 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Winston Groom (novel)
Eric Roth
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 6, 1994
DVD: August 28, 2001
Running Time: 142 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13
Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field
A sweeping look at thirty tumultuous years of American history seen through the eyes of the charmed simpleton Forrest Gump (Hanks).
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
ReelViews James Berardinelli
Passionate and magical, Forrest Gump is a tonic for the weary of spirit.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
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 “The Maltese Bippy.” [26 March 1999, Life, p.9E]
Washington Post Rita Kempley
Zemeckis, an undisputed master of film technology, shows off an equal aptitude for vivid storytelling.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
This is an ambitious movie that attempts too much rather than too little.
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
A movie heart-breaker of oddball wit and startling grace.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
The results are skillful, highly affecting, and ultimately more than a little pernicious.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Manages the difficult feat of being an intimate, even delicate tale played with an appealingly light touch against an epic backdrop.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Robert Faires
A remarkable balance of sentimentality and harshness, darkness and light.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Doesn't sound like a very prepossessing title, but prepare to be taken aback by "what's in a name." [6 July 1994, Life, p.1D]
Mr. Showbiz Joseph McBride
The film's technical brilliance and sentimental kick seduced many viewers unsuspecting of its polemical intent.
Time Richard Corliss
It's a long drink of water at the fountain of pop-social memory.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
At its best, Forrest Gump is a gentle, elegiac fantasy about love and trust.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
It's most successful when it is being off-center, a state of grace it doesn't quite have the nerve to maintain. [6 July 1994, Calendar, p. F-1]
The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
Has the elements of an emotionally gripping story. Yet is feels less like a romance than like a coffee-table book celebrating the magic of special effect. [6 July 1994, p. C9]
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
Yet, for all that's wrong here, one thing is wonderfully, blissfully right, and his name is Tom Hanks.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (not credited)
Clearly a great event, Forrest Gump is not, however, a great film. It has the form of an epic without real depth or resonance; the trappings of satire without a coherent attitude; and the semblance of historical revisionism without a critical sensibility.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
It is also glib, shallow, and monotonous, a movie that spends so much time sanctifying its hero that, despite his "innocence," he ends up seeming about as vulnerable as Superman.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 192 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
nandish h gave it a10:
One Of The Greatest Movie and Greatest Book Adaptation ever. Certainly among the Top5 films of the past 2 decades.
louis d gave it a10:
Forest gump is one of those films which even today is not dated and will never be. Tom hanks unlike Tom cruise can actually act in every way. I've seen this film many times and i love it. Like Forest this film will run and run into history as one of the greatest films ever made period.
Arielle F. gave it a9:
One of my favorite movies of all time. It's worth buying on DVD, no doubt about it!
Ahmed T gave it a10:
One of the best movies Ever.
Michael J gave it a10:
Stunning in every way imaginable.
Jack K gave it a10:
3 words. Awesome, Outstanding and unforgettable.
Jay T gave it a10:
Definitely one of the best movies out there. And about the part where some slow guy just happens to have one of the most successful life isn't a bad thing: it adds to the fun!
