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Peter Hedges has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
2010
Comedy · Drama
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 · Movie · Writer
Top 2%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 18%Disney+ · Included
Dan in Real Life
2007 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 39%Disney+ · Included
Pieces of April
2003 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 43%Prime Video · Included
Little Sister
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 61%Tubi · Free w/ ads
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.
Dir. Lasse Hallström · With Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams
Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Patricia Clarkson
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.
Dir. Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz · With Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.
Dir. Zach Clark · With Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulson
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
Dir. Peter Hedges · With Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance
