Forrest Gump

"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.8/10

2,477,413 votes

75/100

Fresh

82/100

Metascore

8.5/10

29,331 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 6 wins•📋 7 nominations

Won

Best Film Editing

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Visual Effects

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Sound

Best Original Score

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Sound Editing

Best Supporting Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 3 wins

Won

National Board of Review for Best Film

Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$55.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$677.4M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$330,455,270

United States

Profit

+$622.4M

ROI: +1132%

Budget Recovery1232% of budget

$0|Budget: $55.0M|Revenue: $677.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

333.0K

Daily Avg

5.5K

7-Day Trend

-11%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Forrest Gump

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Bovard Administration Building

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Story Setting

Set In

ArizonaAlabamaNew York CityVietnamWashington, D.C.San Francisco

Time Period

1980s1970s1960s1950s

Themes & Subjects

#destiny#cultureoftheunitedstates#historyoftheunitedstates#love#vietnamwar

Characters

Jenny Curran

Played by Hanna R. Hall

Bear Bryant

Abbie Hoffman

Dick Cavett

John F. Kennedy

John Lennon

Richard Nixon

Lieutenant Dan Taylor

Played by Gary Sinise

Lyndon B. Johnson

Elvis Presley

Forrest Gump

Played by Tom Hanks

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Film Editing

Arthur Schmidt

Music / Score

Alan Silvestri

Costume Design

Joanna Johnston

Production Design

Rick Carter

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesUIP-DunafilmNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Forrest Gump

Available in 104 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, ITVX Premium, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	ITVX, YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Foxtel Now, Stan, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

Canada18A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

Austria16

Brazil14

+19 more countries

Production

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Writers

Eric Roth, Winston Groom

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesThe Steve Tisch CompanyWendy Finerman Productions

Cast

Tom Hanks

Forrest Gump

Robin Wright

Jenny Curran

Gary Sinise

Lieutenant Dan Taylor

Sally Field

Mrs. Gump

Mykelti Williamson

Bubba Blue

Michael Conner Humphreys

Young Forrest Gump

Hanna Hall

Young Jenny Curran

Haley Joel Osment

Forrest Junior

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

School Bus Driver

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Rebecca Williams

Nurse at Park Bench

Bob Penny

Crony

No Image

Harold G. Herthum

Doctor

Tags & Keywords

new year's evevietnam warvietnam veteranmentally disabledfriendshipusa presidentwashington dc, usapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)waitressbased on novel or bookhippiesingle parentparent child relationshipoptimism1970s

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