Good Will Hunting (1997)
Storyline
Will Hunting 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, 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.
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Cast
Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Paul McGillicuddy, Michael Arthur, Alison Folland, Ben Affleck, Cole Hauser, Christopher Britton, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Kozlowski, Kevin Rushton, Richard Fitzpatrick, Frank Nakashima, Minnie Driver, Riva Di Paola, Daniel Olsen, Jimmy Flynn, John Mighton, Rachel Majorowski, Colleen McCauley, Matt Mercier, Ralph St. George, Rob Lynds, Dan Washington, Derrick Bridgeman, Vik Sahay, Shannon Egleson, Rob Lyons, Jennifer Deathe, Scott William Winters, Philip Williams, Patrick O'Donnell, Patrick O'Donnell, Joe Cannon, Ann Matacunas, George Plimpton, Francesco Clemente, Jessica Morton, Barna Moricz, Libby Geller, Chas Lawther, David Eisner, Bruce Hunter, Robert Talvano, James Allodi, Christian Harmony, Harmony Korine, Thomas Lundy, Stephen Trouskie, Elisabeth Anne Hughes
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Reviews
91
Portland Oregonian
With its sweet soul and sharp mind, it's one of the most heartening films of the year.
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.
80
Variety
This beautifully realized tale is always engaging and often quite touching.
75
Baltimore Sun
Fairly bursts with the exuberance and youthful energy that must have attended its creation.
75
ReelViews
An ordinary story told well. Taken as a whole, there's little that's special about this tale -- it follows a traditional narrative path, leaves the audience with a warm, fuzzy feeling, and never really challenges or surprises us.
