---
title: 'Good Will Hunting (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gus Van Sant'
released: '1997-12-05'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/good-will-hunting-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Good Will Hunting (1997)

1997 · R · 126 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Damon, Affleck, Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgård, and Minnie Driver, with Casey Affleck and Cole Hauser in supporting roles. Set in Boston, the film follows Will Hunting (Damon), a troubled but self-taught genius working as a janitor at MIT, whose talent is discovered by professor Gerald Lambeau (Skarsgård). To avoid jail, Will agrees to study under Lambeau while attending therapy with psychologist Sean Maguire (Williams), which forces him to confront his past and his relationships, including with Harvard student Skylar (Driver).

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon), [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck)
- **Director:** [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman), [Elliott Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-smith)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-bender)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean-Yves Escoffier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yves-escoffier)
- **Editor:** [Pietro Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-scalia)

## Cast

- [Minnie Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/minnie-driver)
- [Vik Sahay](https://cinepixo.com/people/vik-sahay)
- [Harmony Korine](https://cinepixo.com/people/harmony-korine)
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams) as Sean Maguire
- [Casey Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-affleck)
- [Scott William Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-william-winters)
- [Alison Folland](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-folland)
- [Stellan Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/stellan-skarsgard)
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon)
- [George Plimpton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-plimpton)
- [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck) as Chuckie Sullivan
- [Cole Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/cole-hauser)

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