Directing
Gus Van Sant
- Titles
- 99movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 54titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Good Will Hunting85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.6average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.5average 2.9
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Warfare0.3, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Redemption 3
- Queer Cinema 2
- Indie Film 2
- Melancholy 2
- Bleak 2
- Period Piece 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, Dead Man's Wire, To Die For, Promised Land, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, +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
Casey AffleckActorGood Will Hunting, To Die For, Gerry
Matt DamonActorGood Will Hunting, Promised Land, Gerry
FleaActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River, Flea Sings- JJohn J. CampbellCinematographerMy Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Mala Noche
Christopher DoyleWriterParis Je T'aime, Psycho, Paranoid Park- RRain LiCinematographerParis Je T'aime, Paranoid Park, 8
Chiara CaselliActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River
Kelly LynchActorDead Man's Wire, Drugstore Cowboy
Movies and TV shows
262010s
12 titles · average score 58
70
as Willamette Week Editor
55
Executive Producer
37
Director
73
Thanks
53
Executive Producer
56
Executive Producer, Director
73
Director
77
Executive Producer
52
Producer, Director
52
Thanks
63
Executive Producer
35
Executive Producer
2000s
9 titles · average score 67
83
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
73
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
73
Director, Writer
51
Executive Producer
58
as Phone Voice (voice)
80
Executive Producer
57
Director, Editor
70
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
1990s
3 titles · average score 74
85
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
62
Executive Producer
75
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
1980s
2 titles · average score 80
81
Director, Screenplay
80
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)