Features‘Forrest Gump,’ 25 years later: Why this classic doesn’t hold upPosted on May 24, 2019 This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the beloved Tom Hanks/Robert Zemeckis movie “Forrest Gump,” about a dim-witted but lovable everyman and his unintentional journey through the center of pivotal events in American history. What a gem, right? Not so much.