19972h 7mDir. Gus Van Sant

Good Will Hunting

Name: Good Will Hunting
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-12-05
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver

“Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.”

Drama

5.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

Starring:Matt Damon,Robin Williams,Ben Affleck,Stellan Skarsgård,Minnie Driver

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Matt Damon

Will Hunting

Robin Williams

Sean Maguire

Ben Affleck

Chuckie Sullivan

Stellan Skarsgård

Gerald Lambeau

Minnie Driver

Skylar

Casey Affleck

Morgan O'Mally

Cole Hauser

Billy McBride

Vik Sahay

MIT Student

John Mighton

Tom

Rachel Majorowski

Krystyn

Colleen McCauley

Cathy

Matt Mercier

Barbershop Quartet #1

Key Production Crew

Director

Gus Van Sant

Screenplay & Writers

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Original Score

Danny Elfman

Producers

Lawrence Bender

Film Details

Budget$10,000,000

Box Office Revenue$225,933,435

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Lawrence Bender ProductionsBe Gentlemen Limited PartnershipMiramax

Keywords & Themes

#boston, massachusetts#mathematics#genius#male friendship#flashback#psychologist#janitor#dating#courtroom#group of friends

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

A film growing up in yourself. It is so simple to say about it be great, admirable, profound touching or remarkable. But ,in obvious manner, it is more than a film. The reasons are many and few from them are only emotion...

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