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Good Will Hunting

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 6m
  • 71

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Producer:

Lawrence Bender

Writer:

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Release Date:

Dec 5, 1997

Runtime:

2hr 6m

Synopsis

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Cast

  • Matt Damon
  • Ben Affleck
  • Stellan Skarsgård
  • John Mighton
  • Rachel Majorowski
  • Colleen McCauley
  • Casey Affleck
  • Cole Hauser
  • Matt Mercier
  • Robin Williams

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Metacritic

71
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Based on 28 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (638)

Universal acclaim based on 638 Reviews
90

Intelligently written, sharply directed, and beautifully played.

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Metacritic review by Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
80

Gus Van Sant, working from the tangy, well-written script, gets so much humor, grit and emotional truth out of this tale that the familiar formulas behind it simply fall away.

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Metacritic review by David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
91

With its sweet soul and sharp mind, it's one of the most heartening films of the year.

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Metacritic review by Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian
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