Directing
Gus Van Sant
- Titles
- 100movies10TV 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 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
- Indie Film 2
- Queer Cinema 2
- Bleak 2
- Melancholy 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, 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
Matt DamonActorGood Will Hunting, Promised Land, Gerry
FleaActorMy Own Private Idaho, My Own Private River, Flea Sings
Casey AffleckActorGood Will Hunting, To Die For, Gerry- 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
Josh BrolinActorMilk, To Each His Own Cinema
Jonah HillActorDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, Ain't It Funny
Movies and TV shows
79Upcoming
8 titles
as Gus
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Director
Original Film Writer
Producer
Director
2020s
5 titles · average score 72
72
Director
as Gus Van Sant
Music
Director, Writer
2010s
18 titles · average score 55
70
as Willamette Week Editor
37
Director
73
Thanks
53
Executive Producer
33
as Dr. Campbell
56
Director, Executive Producer
73
Director
77
Executive Producer
52
Director, Producer
80
TV show · as Gus Van Sant
52
Thanks
63
Executive Producer
2000s
23 titles · average score 67
83
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
43
Director, Editor
83
Director
73
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
73
Director, Writer
Director
58
as Phone Voice (voice)
72
Editor, Screenplay
57
Director, Writer
70
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
1990s
12 titles · average score 61
38
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
45
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
85
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Director
63
Director, Writer
Director
77
Director
62
Executive Producer
33
Editor, Director
75
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
67
Director, Producer
Director
1980s
8 titles · average score 74
81
Screenplay, Director
Director
80
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Director
Director
62
Director
1970s
5 titles
Director
Sound
Director
Director