Forrest Gump
The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $677M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
21 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Forrest Gump actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Forrest Gump appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Romance Movies Ranked #3
Placed at #3 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #3
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- Best Comedies Ranked #4
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- Comedy Movies Ranked #5
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- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #11
Placed at #11 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #14
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- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #16
Placed at #16 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
9 wins · 13 nominations
Academy Awards
6 wins · 13 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Forrest Gump returned 12.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $677M
- Release date
- Jun 23, 1994
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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