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      Good Will Hunting

      1997, Drama, 2h 6m

      90 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      It follows a predictable narrative arc, but Good Will Hunting adds enough quirks to the journey -- and is loaded with enough powerful performances -- that it remains an entertaining, emotionally rich drama. Read critic reviews

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      Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard), who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire (Robin Williams).

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Gus Van Sant

      • Producer: Lawrence Bender

      • Writer: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $138.3M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Miramax Films, Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: 35mm

      Cast & Crew

      Matt Damon
      Robin Williams
      Ben Affleck
      Stellan Skarsgård
      Casey Affleck
      Cole Hauser
      Su Armstrong
      Jonathan Gordon
      Bob Weinstein
      Harvey Weinstein
      Chris Moore
      Scott Mosier
      Kevin Smith
      Jean-Yves Escoffier
      Pietro Scalia
      Danny Elfman
      Minnie Driver
      Michael Quinn
      Elliott Smith
      Missy Stewart
      James McAteer
      Jaro Dick

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      • Nov 12, 2020
        Good Will Hunting is to me a film of authentic experience. The soul of this movie is undoubtedly Robin Williams and his powerful ability to portrait genuine compassion woven with pain and hurt. Matt Damon is also no slouch in that department. That sentiment and barriers we all face accessing that virtue is the core of this movie. The narrative is pretty standard: someone greater than their class and start held back by the legacy of that life trying to find a way out. All the usual stages of psychological development play out: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and eventual acceptance of life's trauma. The formula isn't this story's big hook. It is how the characters manage to feel so real. Everyone in this movie shows moments of honesty, failure and humanity. They all do it in ways that remain true to the characters they're cast as. This is not all moments of feel good triumph or acceptance, but people growing struggling and advancing with the materials put in front of them. I cannot think of a more satisfying way to tell this type of story. Good Will Hunting is an excellent movie that falls short of the upper crust because it was maybe not daring enough. When you re-watch the movie, at least for me, I am struck how I stopped focusing on the narrative at all and really focused on the scenes, the bottled moments and witty dialogue. That is the magic in this movie and for that, it is a real masterwork
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      • Oct 13, 2017
        Good Will Hunting's characters, realism, heart and humour all fuse together perfectly, resulting in an outstandingly human film.
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      • Apr 29, 2017
        The class struggle at the film's core, while a bit obvious, is undeniably compelling. That said there are few too many pointed speeches and the whole thing gets a bit maudlin at times.
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      • Apr 27, 2017
        At first I was not a big fan of this movie because it moved kind of slow, but it in turn moved me. The story is woven almost seamlessly, and the acting is of a diffrent caliber when it comes to the leads. There are uncomfortable close ups and spanning wide city shoots, no angle is missed and neither can this film be.
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