Good Will Hunting

This article is about the film. For the song by Black Country, New Road, see Ants from Up There. Not to be confused with Good Wilt Hunting or Good Hill Hunting.

Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon and Robin Williams sitting together on a bench, the background if full of yellowed leaves.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Van Sant
Written by
Produced byLawrence Bender
Starring
CinematographyJean-Yves Escoffier
Edited byPietro Scalia
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
company
Be Gentlemen[1]
Distributed byMiramax Films[1]
Release dates
  • December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02) (Bruin Theater)
  • December 5, 1997 (1997-12-05) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$225.9 million[3]

Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film tells the story of janitor Will Hunting, whose mathematical genius is discovered by a professor at MIT.

The film received acclaim from critics and grossed over $225 million during its theatrical run against a $10 million budget. At the 70th Academy Awards, it received nominations in nine categories, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won in two: Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon. In 2014, it was ranked at number 53 in The Hollywood Reporter's "100 Favorite Films" list.[4]

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  2. ^ "Good Will Hunting (1997) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Good Will Hunting (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Best Hollywood Movies of All Time - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. June 25, 2014. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.