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{{Short description|1997 film by Gus Van Sant}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Good Will Hunting
| image          = Good Will Hunting.png
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            = Matt Damon and Robin Williams sitting together on a bench, the background is full of yellowed leaves. 
| director       = [[Gus Van Sant]]
| producer       = [[Lawrence Bender]]
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ben Affleck]]
* [[Matt Damon]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Robin Williams]]
* Matt Damon
* Ben Affleck
* [[Stellan Skarsgård]]
* [[Minnie Driver]]
}}
| music          = [[Danny Elfman]]
| cinematography = [[Jean-Yves Escoffier]]
| editing        = [[Pietro Scalia]]
| studio         = Be Gentlemen<ref name="afi">{{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}}</ref>
| distributor    = [[Miramax Films]]<ref name="afi" />
| released       = {{film date|1997|12|2|[[Bruin Theater]]|1998|1|9|United States}}
| runtime        = 126 minutes<ref name="afi" />
| country        = United States<ref name="afi" />
| language       = English
| budget         = $10&nbsp;million<ref name="Numbers">{{cite web |title=Good Will Hunting (1997) – Financial Information |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Good-Will-Hunting#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410031819/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Good-Will-Hunting#tab=summary |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross          = $225.9&nbsp;million<ref name="Mojo">{{cite web |title=Good Will Hunting (1997) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=goodwillhunting.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128214312/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=goodwillhunting.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''''Good Will Hunting''''' is a 1997 American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Gus Van Sant]] and written by [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Matt Damon]]. It stars [[Robin Williams]], Damon, Affleck, [[Stellan Skarsgård]] and [[Minnie Driver]]. The film tells the story of janitor Will Hunting, whose mathematical genius is discovered by a professor at [[MIT]].

The film received acclaim from critics and grossed over $225&nbsp;million during its theatrical run against a $10&nbsp;million budget. At the [[70th Academy Awards]], it received nominations in nine categories, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and won in two: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Williams and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for Affleck and Damon. In 2014, it was ranked at number 53 in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s "100 Favorite Films" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/person/good-will-hunting|title=Best Hollywood Movies of All Time – Hollywood Reporter|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 25, 2014 |access-date=November 22, 2014|archive-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126114246/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/person/good-will-hunting|url-status=live}}</ref>