Forrest Gump
It's from 1994, before you were born.
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Genre
- Comedy-drama
- Star
- Tom Hanks
- Released
- 1994
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About
As of 2026, it's 32 years old.
Forrest Gump floated a kind-hearted, slow-talking everyman through about forty years of American history, having him accidentally inspire Elvis, expose Watergate, and run shrimp empires while a feather drifts philosophically by. It's sentimental, technically dazzling, and quotable to a fault — 'life is like a box of chocolates.'
It swept the Oscars, divided critics on whether it was profound or saccharine, and made running across the country look weirdly appealing.
Heartfelt, nostalgic, and impossible to escape, Forrest Gump is the film that turned one simple man's life into an accidental tour of the 20th century.
