Directing
Gus Van Sant
- Titles
- 98movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2020, busiest in 2006 and 2017 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 52titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Good Will Hunting82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.7average 2.9
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Character Study 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Redemption 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Indie Film 2
- Bleak 2
- Melancholy 2
- Eccentric 2
- Queer Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harris SavidesCinematographerElephant, Finding Forrester, Milk, Last Days, Restless, +3 more
Danny ElfmanComposerGood Will Hunting, Dead Man's Wire, To Die For, Promised Land, Milk, +2 more
Eric Alan EdwardsCinematographerTo Die For, My Own Private Idaho, To Each His Own Cinema, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Best of Chris Isaak- CCurtiss ClaytonEditorTo Die For, My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Keanu ReevesActorMy Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, My Own Private River
Casey AffleckActorGood Will Hunting, To Die For, Gerry
FleaActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River, Flea Sings
Matt DamonActorGood Will Hunting, Promised Land, Gerry
Jonah HillActorDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, Ain't It Funny, Ain't It Funny- RRain LiCinematographerParis Je T'aime, Paranoid Park, 8
Christopher DoyleCinematographerParis Je T'aime, Psycho, Paranoid Park- JJohn J. CampbellCinematographerMy Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Mala Noche
Movies and TV shows
75Upcoming
6 titles
70
Director
as Gus
Producer
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
2020s
3 titles
as Gus Van Sant
Director, Writer
2010s
19 titles · average score 62
67
as Willamette Week Editor
as Dad
61
Director
55
Executive Producer
41
as Dr. Campbell
64
Executive Producer, Director
74
Director
76
Executive Producer
66
Producer, Director
73
TV show · as Gus Van Sant
60
Thanks
65
Executive Producer
2000s
23 titles · average score 65
73
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
55
Editor, Director
66
Director
65
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
69
Director, Writer
Director
56
as Phone Voice (voice)
71
Director, Editor
60
Editor, Director
72
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
1990s
11 titles · average score 63
55
Executive Producer
48
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
82
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
64
Writer, Director
Director
67
Director
70
Executive Producer
43
Executive Producer, Editor
69
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
69
Producer, Director
Director
1980s
8 titles · average score 65
71
Director, Screenplay
Director
63
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Director
Director, Writer
Director
63
Director
1970s
5 titles
Director
Sound
Director
Director