List of the best Gus Van Sant movies: Good Will Hunting(1997), Milk(2008), Finding Forrester(2000), Drugstore Cowboy(1989), Elephant(2003), My Own Private Idaho(1991), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Restless(2011), To Die For(1995), Paranoid Park(2007), Mala Noche(1986), Promised Land(2012) ... ...
Drama
USA
1997
126 Minutes
Director
Matt Damon Robin Williams Ben Affleck Minnie Driver Stellan Skarsgård Casey Affleck Cole Hauser Rachel Majorowski
genius professor therapist friend thug romantic interest cheeky emotional heartwarming boston massachusetts bar mit abuse aspirations college friendship growing up discovery rise
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
USA
2008
128 Minutes
Director
Sean Penn Emile Hirsch Josh Brolin Diego Luna James Franco Alison Pill Victor Garber Denis O'Hare Joseph Cross Stephen Spinella Lucas Grabeel
harvey milk police officer politician assassin hippie dan white moving emotional engaging san francisco new york city household store assassination politics social change deception homosexuality rise transformation
The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Drama
USA
2000
133 Minutes
Director
Sean Connery Rob Brown F. Murray Abraham Anna Paquin Busta Rhymes April Grace Michael Carmen Pitt Michael Nouri
basketball player writer mentor teenager engaging inspiring brooklyn, n.y. apartment basketball court friendship talent writing race relations culture clash discovery growing up 2000s
A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.
Drama
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Director
Matt Dillon Kelly Lynch James LeGros Heather Graham James Remar William S. Burroughs George Catalano Max Perlich
druggie wife drug dealer cop confident cool offbeat united states drugstore household portland, ore. robbery drugs family dysfunction addiction adventure wretched excess transformation 1970s
A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
Crime, Drama
USA
2003
81 Minutes
Director
Alex Frost Eric Deulen John Robinson Elias McConnell Jordan Taylor Carrie Finklea Nicole George Brittany Mountain Alicia Miles Kristen Hicks Bennie Dixon
student murderer father son disturbing brutal high school suburbia school shootings father/son relationship troubled youth wretched excess revenge discovery 2000s
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1991
102 Minutes
Director
River Phoenix Keanu Reeves James Russo William Richert Rodney Harvey Chiara Caselli Michael Parker Jessie Thomas Flea Grace Zabriskie
prostitute drug addict hustler mother rebel gritty quirky portland, ore. cornfield idaho italy addiction small town homosexuality wretched excess growing up discovery 1990s
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Director
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama
USA
2011
93 Minutes
Director
Henry Hopper Mia Wasikowska Ryô Kase Schuyler Fisk Jane Adams Chin Han Lusia Strus Christopher D. Harder
young man cancer patient young woman mother kamikaze pilot imaginary friend charming emotional gutsy family home funeral cemetery hospital hockey rink park terminal illness young love unlikely friendship cancer ghosts
The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Canada
1995
103 Minutes
Director
Nicole Kidman Matt Dillon Joaquin Phoenix Casey Affleck Illeana Douglas Alison Folland Dan Hedaya Wayne Knight Kurtwood Smith Holland Taylor Maria Tucci
reporter wife teen boy husband hit man detective dark witty amusing new hampshire newsroom high school murder betrayal fame seduction ambition fall love revenge
A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.
Drama
France|USA
2007
84 Minutes
Director
Gabe Nevins Taylor Momsen Jake Miller Lauren McKinney Daniel Liu Scott Patrick Green Dillon Hines Mubarak Ra'oof
teenager drifter guard detective girlfriend death suspenseful melodramatic quirky emotional brooding portland, ore. park river on the run train teen angst cover-up accidental death isolation
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
Drama
USA
1986
75 Minutes
Director
Tim Streeter Doug Cooeyate Ray Monge
store clerk illegal immigrant lover hustler prostitute gritty sultry gutsy passionate portland, ore. convenience store gas station love passion sexual taboo sexual awakening poverty homosexuality discovery love
A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. However, the object of his unrequited affection doesn't even speak any English and finds Walt really... See full summary »
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
106 Minutes
Director
Matt Damon John Krasinski Frances McDormand Rosemarie DeWitt Hal Holbrook Lucas Black Scoot McNairy Titus Welliver Terry Kinney Tim Guinee Dorothy Silver
salesman partner schoolteacher townsperson townspeople mayor somber touching inspiring heartwarming rural community pennsylvania oil business property rights small-town life corporate culture competition financial scheme pursuit underdog
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Drama
USA
2015
110 Minutes
Director
Matthew McConaughey Ken Watanabe Naomi Watts Katie Aselton Jordan Gavaris James Saito Anna Friedman Charles Van Eman
mathematician man suicidal person japanese man businessman friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming intense charming japan tokyo forest attempted suicide suicide attempt fear happiness friendship
A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1998
109 Minutes
Director
Vince Vaughn Anne Heche Julianne Moore Viggo Mortensen William H. Macy Robert Forster Philip Baker Hall Anne Haney Chad Everett Rance Howard Rita Wilson
norman bates detective mother young woman boyfriend sister shocking brutal frightening creepy bates motel road car dealership office family home arizona serial murders unlikely criminal multiple personalities murder investigation
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Fantasy
USA
1993
106 Minutes
Director
Uma Thurman John Hurt Rain Phoenix Lorraine Bracco Angie Dickinson Roseanne Arnold Keanu Reeves Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Sean Young Crispin Glover Ed Begley Jr.
hitchhiker beautiful woman cowgirl transvestite native american company owner cheeky playful quirky ranch road new york city eccentricity sexual identity road trip misfits ranching free love discovery love
Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Dr. Campbell
Lindsay Lohan James Deen Nolan Gerard Funk Gus Van Sant Amanda Brooks Tenille Houston Lauren Schacher Jarod Einsohn Alex Ashbaugh
movie producer lover sex addict wealthy man girlfriend actor dark sultry thrilling emotional hollywood los angeles affluent neighborhood big city home movie studio infidelity discovery affair downward spiral
When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.