Good Will Hunting

The result was Good Will Hunting (1997), a drama that starred Damon as Will Hunting, a brilliant mathematician working as a janitor at MIT, and Affleck as his childhood friend; the film also featured Affleck’s brother, Casey, as well as Minnie Driver and Robin Williams. A critical and…

Good Will Hunting (1997) brought Van Sant to a wider audience with its moving portrait of a young mathematical genius struggling to achieve his potential. The film, written by and starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, earned Van Sant an Academy Award nomination. He continued…

…such as Pulp Fiction [1994], Good Will Hunting [1997], and Shakespeare in Love [1998]). In 2010 Disney sold Miramax to an investor group.

…of highly successful films—most notably Good Will Hunting (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998; Academy Award for best picture), and The Cider House Rules (1999)—and by the late 1990s his movies had garnered nearly 40 Oscars.

… for best original screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997).

…(played by Matt Damon) in Good Will Hunting (1997). Both films earned Williams Academy Award nominations, and for Good Will Hunting he finally received an Oscar.