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Forrest Gump (1994)
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Forrest Gump (1994)

Comedy, Drama, Romance • 2h 22m

Overview

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

Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Conner Humphreys, Hanna Hall, Haley Joel Osment, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Rebecca Williams, Bob Penny, Harold G. Herthum, George Kelly, John Randall, Sam Anderson, Margo Moorer, Ione M. Telech, Christine Seabrook, John Worsham, Peter Dobson, Alexander Zemeckis, Logan Livingston Gomez, Ben Waddel, Elizabeth Hanks, Tyler Long, Christopher Jones, Grady Bowman, Kevin Mangan, Fay Genens, Frank Geyer, Rob Landry, Jason McGuire, Pete Auster, Sonny Shroyer, Brett Rice, Ed Davis, Daniel C. Striepeke, Bruce Lucvia, David Brisbin, Kirk Ward, Angela Lomas, Timothy Record, Deborah McTeer, Mark Matheisen, Al Harrington, Jed Gillin, Bob Harks, Don Fischer, Kenneth Bevington, Michael Flannery, Gary Robinson, Marlena Smalls, Kitty K. Green, Afemo Omilami, Matt Wallace, Danté McCarthy, Paulie DiCocco, Mike Jolly, Michael Kemmerling, John Voldstad, Jeffrey Winner, Russ Wilson, Daniel J. Gillooly, Calvin Gadsden, Aaron Izbicki, Michael Burgess, Steven Griffith, Bill Roberson, Michael McFall, Eric Underwood, Steve DeRelian, Byron Minns, Stephen Bridgewater, Bonnie Ann Burgess, Scott Oliver, John William Galt, Hilary Chaplain, Isabel Rose, Jay Ross, Richard D'Alessandro, Dick Stilwell, Kevin Davis, Michael Jace, Geoffrey Blake, Tim Perry, Vanessa Roth, Paul Raczkowski, Valentine, Dick Cavett, Joe Stefanelli, Tiffany Salerno, Marla Sucharetza, Aloysius Gigl, Jack Bowden, Joe Alaskey, Lazarus Jackson, W. Benson Terry, Matt Rebenkoff, Peter Bannon, Joe Washington, Nora Dunfee, Natalie Hendrix Tate, Hallie D'Amore, Jim Hanks, Chiffonye Cobb, Juan Singleton, Bobby Richardson, Michael Mattison, Lenny Herb, Charles Boswell, Timothy McNeil, Lonnie Hamilton, Teresa Denton, Kurt Russell, Mary Ellen Trainor, Robb Skyler, Michael J. Oliver, Bryan Hanna, Greg Brown, Brendan Shanahan, Troy Christian, Jacqueline Lovell, Zach Hanner, Aaron Michael Lacey, William Shipman, Zhuang Zedong, Eric Alan Wendell, George Wallace, John-Michael Steele, John Simmit, Michael Satterfield, Mark A. Rich, Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley, Darrell O'Cook, Richard Nixon, Neal MacMillan, Beau Lotterman, Andrew Lepper, John Lennon, Teddy Lane Jr., Conor Kennelly, Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jim Keller, Lyndon B. Johnson, Russ Isles, Bob Hope, John Glenn Harding, Jeanne Hanna, Ellsworth Hanna, Christopher James Hall, Leigh Goodoff, Michael Garvey, Gerald Ford, James Ent, Ryan Duncan, Jim Damron, Darren W. Conrad, John Connally, Dick Clark, Daniel Chamblin, Clint Calvert, Grand L. Bush, Arthur Bremer, Jim Boeke, Keri-Anne Bilotta, Marcus Batton, Beth Aylward, Neil Armstrong, Markus Alexander, Todd Adamson, Rob Adams, Joe Abby

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UHD Tiers

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Paramount

TSPDT

2026: #568
2025: #586
2024: #613
2023: #577
2022: #577

Length

142 mins

Type

Movie

Alternative Titles

Forest Gump

Last Updated

2 years ago

Contributors

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Format
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UHD Tiers
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Paramount
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TSPDT
2026: #568
2025: #586
2024: #613
2023: #577
2022: #577
Length
142 mins
Type
Movie
Alternative Titles
Forest Gump
Last Updated
2 years ago
Contributors

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