Good Will Hunting
A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
Directed by Gus Van Sant · Drama · Romance · 126 min · 1998
Trailer
Director
Gus Van Sant
Writer
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Studio
Miramax Films / Be Gentlemen{{cite web / url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/60750 / title=Good Will Hunting (1997) / work=AFI Catalog of Feature Films / access-date=January 19, 2018 / archive-date=January 19, 2018 / archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175520/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/60750 / url-status=live / A Band Apart / Lawrence Bender Productions
Release
09 Jan 1998
Runtime
126 min
Genres
Drama, Romance
Full Plot
A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.
Cast & Characters
Dr. Sean Maguire, a therapist and professor of psychology at Bunker Hill Community College from South Boston
Robin Williams
Will Hunting, a rebellious 20-year-old self-taught mathematics genius and janitor at MIT from South Boston
Matt Damon
Chuckie Sullivan, a construction worker and Will's loyal childhood friend
Ben Affleck
Professor Gerald Lambeau, a Fields Medal-winning professor of mathematics at MIT
Stellan Skarsgård
Skylar, a wealthy British student at Harvard and Will's love interest
Minnie Driver
Did You Know?
Made on an estimated budget of $10.0M, Good Will Hunting has grossed $225.9M worldwide — about 22.6x its budget.
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Here is a summary of the information provided about the film "Good Will Hunting":
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The film was directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
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The story follows Will Hunting, a young math prodigy who struggles with his past and finds love and acceptance through a therapist, Sean Maguire (Robin Williams).
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The film was shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts, and other locations in the United States.
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Critical Assessment
Good Will Hunting holds 8.4/10 on IMDb (1,213,877 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (1,213,877 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Good Will Hunting's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
Good Will Hunting holds a 97% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
What is Good Will Hunting's IMDb rating?+
Good Will Hunting has a 8.4/10 rating on IMDb from 1,213,877 votes.
What is Good Will Hunting's Metacritic score?+
Good Will Hunting has a Metascore of 71/100 on Metacritic.
Is Good Will Hunting good? What are critics saying?+
Good Will Hunting holds 8.4/10 on IMDb (1,213,877 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71/100 on Metacritic.
How long is Good Will Hunting?+
Good Will Hunting has a runtime of 126 min.
Who directed Good Will Hunting?+
Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant.
Where can I watch Good Will Hunting?+
Good Will Hunting is available to stream, rent, or buy on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Peacock Premium Plus, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, JioHotstar.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie "Good Will Hunting" received positive reviews, with many praising its thought-provoking story and strong performances from the leads, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Reviewers noted that the film tackles complex themes such as mental health and trauma, and that it is a beautifully crafted drama. The trailer comments highlighted the emotional impact of the movie, including Robin Williams' death and the heartfelt message about believing in oneself.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
Will Hunting, is a working class 20 year old mathematical genius, and yet chooses to shun a university education, preferring instead to be a janitor at Harvard university. At a social level he is headstrong, arrogant, likes getting into fights as well as ending up in police cells…
tmdb40011370 · 8/10So great! <em>'Good Will Hunting'</em> is a film I had heard many a great thing about but had never actually seen it so didn't know anything about the plot - so much so that I genuinely thought it was about the good will of hunting or something... and certainly not about a charac…
r96sk · 9/10"Will" (Matt Damon) is a rudderless character who works as a caretaker. He's an attitudinal pain in the neck whom, aside from his best friend "Chuckie" (Ben Affleck), is pretty much shunned by everyone. "Professor Lambeau" (Stellan Skarsgård) spots some potential in this wayward…
CinemaSerf · 7/10**A very good film, but with some flaws and problems that deserve attention.** This film is about a boy from Boston, who comes from very poor backgrounds, but who has a gift for mathematics, easily solving theorems and advanced problems that leave Harvard professors unanswered. H…
Filipe Manuel Neto · 9/10Psychological drama well in the beginning of Ben Aflleck and Matt Damon in their careers - they star (with Matt in the role of the protagonist) and wrote the script together. The director was Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy). The movie tells a story about a irish-descendant boy in…
BornKnight · 8/10Gus Van Sant's _Good Will Hunting_ is a film that could have easily collapsed under the weight of its own ambitions: a genius janitor, a traumatized savant, a therapeutic breakthrough that changes everything. But it doesn't collapse. It works, and it works beautifully, because ev…
badelf · 9/10
From the trailer's comments
*Matt was in Harvard and had an assignment to write a 3 Act script. Matt only was able to hand in one and apologized to the professor. The professor ended up saying he loved it and encouraged Matt to finish it, which he did. This became the script of 'Good Will Hunting'. It was t…
@ChescoYT · 1315 likesRIP Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014), age 63 You will be remembered as a legend
@LPJack02 · 386 likesI found that this movie is more about mental health than anything else. While it is on the surface level about him being a natural born mathematician, it is more about two survivors of abuse healing together from their past trauma. This movie is truly beautiful and I must confess…
@lottalove8419 · 1362 likes"Some people can never believe in themselves...until someone...believes in them." That's all it takes man I'm hooked.
@andromedaiscoming185 · 846 likesThe world lost a good man. Robin Williams will be missed always. Matt Damon is awesome
@PutinXiJinping · 137 likes" You like apples? I got her number. How you like those apples?" One of my favorite all time scenes.
@kurttuchscherer899 · 190 likes天才じゃなくとも、自分の人生に迷い、苛立ち、素直になれない時が必ずあるはず。そんな時に諭すようにじっくり話をしてくれる年長者、そして喧嘩になることも恐れず強い言葉をかけてくれる友人。そこから一歩踏み出す勇気。いつになっても忘れたくない気持ちが詰まっている名作だ。
@cinemaprep · 17 likesR.I.P. Robin Williams 🙏🏻
@alwayssunnycali1700 · 23 likes
