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#2 of 1997

Good Will Hunting (1997)

1997 · 126 minutes · Directed by Gus Van Sant
IMDb rating8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Box office gross$225.9M

Synopsis

After being paroled, self-taught polymath Will Hunting, a rebellious 20-year-old man from South Boston, works as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and spends his free time drinking with his friends Chuckie, Billy and Morgan. At work, he anonymously solves a complex mathematical problem posted on a blackboard by Professor Gerald Lambeau as a challenge for his graduate students.

Starring

Robin WilliamsStellan SkarsgårdMinnie Driver
Box office
$225.9 million
Budget
$10–16 million
IMDb votes
1,251,521

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