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Forrest Gump

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Original title: Forrest Gump
Year: 1994
Running time: 142 min.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: Eric Roth. Novel: Winston Groom
Music: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams, Michael Conner Humphreys, Haley Joel Osment, George Kelly, Bob Penny, John Randall, Sam Anderson, Margo Moorer, Ione M. Telech, Christine Seabrook, Charles Boswell
Producer: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy. Drama. Romance | 1960s. 1970s. Disability. Comedy-Drama. Cult Movie. Vietnam war. New Year's Eve. Ping-pong
Synopsis: Despite Forrest's (Tom Hanks) low IQ, he is not your average guy. Learning early on from his mother (Sally Field) that "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get", Gump, without trying, stumbles upon some exciting events. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny (Robin Wright), 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.

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#15 Best Comedy Movies
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Awards: 1994: 6 Academy Awards: including Best Movie, Director, Actor (Hanks). 13 Nom.

1994: 3 Golden Globes: Best Movie: Drama, Director, Actor Drama (Hanks). 7 Nom.

1994: BAFTA Awards: Best Visual Effects. 8 Nominations, including Best Film and Director

1994: 3 National Board of Review Awards: Best Movie, Actor, Supporting Actor (Sinise)

1994: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Best Film

1994: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director

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1994: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Adapted Screenplay

1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor (Tom Hanks). 4 Nominations

1994: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Tom Hanks). 5 Nominations

1994: David di Donatello Awards: 2 Nominations, including Best Foreign Film

Critics' reviews

"Although this is an enjoyable and, at times, emotionally charged picture with wonderfully funny episodes, there's a hollowness there, too (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer
"A non-stop barrage of emotional and iconographic identification points that will make the postwar generation feel they’re seeing their lives passing by onscreen"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Judging by the the movie's enduring popularity, the message that stupidity is redemption is clearly what a lot of Americans want to hear"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"A movie heart-breaker of oddball wit and startling grace"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"It's a comedy, I guess. Or maybe a drama. Or a dream (...) What a magical movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"There remains something to be said for 'Forrest Gump's commitment to its vision, one that's alternately beautiful and naïve. It might hit you right in the feels, even as your eyes are rolling (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Rob Humanick: Slant
"Simply brilliant (...) 'Forrest Gump' is a symphony. With Hanks’ graceful and creative performance at the center"

Dave Kehr: New York Daily News
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