Good Will Hunting

    Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    126 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1997
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Gus Van Sant
WRITTEN BY:
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
CAST INCLUDES:
Cole Hauser, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

One of IMDB’s 100 Top Rated movies of all time with an incredible 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, GOOD WILL HUNTING, directed by Gus Van Sant (ELEPHANT, DRUGSTORE COWBOY), is a masterpiece of its time. Featuring gut-wrenching, heartwarming, and Academy Award winning (Best Actor in a Supporting Role to Robin Williams and Best Writing for the Screen for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) performances from Matt Damon (THE MARTIAN, THE DEPARTED) and Robin Williams (DEAD POETS SOCIETY, MRS. DOUBTFIRE) as a young mathematics genius and his psychologist, GOOD WILL HUNTING will simultaneously break your heart and mend it, too. "As Francis Ford Coppola does with The Rainmaker, Van Sant demonstrates how entertainingly a real pro can direct a strong if not especially groundbreaking story" (New York Times).

SYNOPSIS

A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.

Good Will Hunting

    Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    126 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1997
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Gus Van Sant
WRITTEN BY
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
CAST INCLUDES
Cole Hauser, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
One of IMDB’s 100 Top Rated movies of all time with an incredible 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, GOOD WILL HUNTING, directed by Gus Van Sant (ELEPHANT, DRUGSTORE COWBOY), is a masterpiece of its time. Featuring gut-wrenching, heartwarming, and Academy Award winning (Best Actor in a Supporting Role to Robin Williams and Best Writing for the Screen for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) performances from Matt Damon (THE MARTIAN, THE DEPARTED) and Robin Williams (DEAD POETS SOCIETY, MRS. DOUBTFIRE) as a young mathematics genius and his psychologist, GOOD WILL HUNTING will simultaneously break your heart and mend it, too. "As Francis Ford Coppola does with The Rainmaker, Van Sant demonstrates how entertainingly a real pro can direct a strong if not especially groundbreaking story" (New York Times).

A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.

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