Good Will Hunting
Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life.After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $226M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
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How Good Will Hunting actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Good Will Hunting appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #3
Placed at #3 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #39
Placed at #39 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #63
Placed at #63 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
4 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Good Will Hunting returned 22.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $226M
- Release date
- Dec 5, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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