Forrest Gump (1994)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
82Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 82 represents extraordinary critical consensus for a film that cost $55M and has grossed $677.388M worldwide — the kind of returns that validate both critical and commercial appetite.
Director track record: Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump sits well above Robert Zemeckis's own 61-point average across 20 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date, though it trails Back to the Future's 88.
Lead track record: Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump sits well above Tom Hanks's own 64.8-point average across 26 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date, though it trails Toy Story's 96.
Box office
Budget $55M · Box office $677.4M