Directing
Gus Van Sant
- Titles
- 103movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2026, busiest in 2006 and 2017 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 55titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Good Will Hunting85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.5average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.7average 2.9
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Eroticism3.0average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Redemption 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Eccentric 2
- Queer Cinema 2
- Indie Film 2
- Bleak 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harris SavidesCinematographerElephant, Finding Forrester, Milk, Restless, Last Days, +3 more
Danny ElfmanComposerGood Will Hunting, To Die For, Dead Man's Wire, 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
FleaActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River, Flea Sings
Matt DamonActorGood Will Hunting, Promised Land, Gerry
Casey AffleckActorGood Will Hunting, To Die For, Gerry
Keanu ReevesActorMy Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, My Own Private River
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 DoyleWriterParis Je T'aime, Psycho, Paranoid Park- JJohn J. CampbellCinematographerMy Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Mala Noche
Movies and TV shows
82010s
1 title · average score 70
70
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
as Willamette Week Editor
2000s
5 titles · average score 64
43
8 (2008)
Editor, Director
73
Paranoid Park (2007)
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
66
Last Days (2005)
as Phone Voice (voice)
72
Elephant (2003)
Director, Screenplay
69
Gerry (2002)
Editor, Director
1990s
1 title · average score 42
42
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
Executive Producer, Director
1980s
1 title · average score 81
81
Mala Noche (1987)
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)