Silence of the Sea vs What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.7/10 for What's Eating Gilbert Grape). Silence of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 58m. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Silence of the Sea
What's Eating Gilbert Grape| Silence of the Sea | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Setsuro Wakamatsu | Lasse Hallström |
| Main cast | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano | Mary Steenburgen, Crispin Glover, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis |
Synopsis
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
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