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Gus Van Sant

Highest Rated: 97% Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Lowest Rated: 11% Virginia (2010)

Birthday: Jul 24, 1952

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Oscar-nominated writer and director Gus Van Sant was a key figure on the American independent film scene of the 1980s and 1990s, offering p tic yet clear-eyed excursions through America's seamy underbelly in films like "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) and "My Own Private Idaho" (1991). Openly gay, Van Sant dealt unflinchingly with marginalized subcultures. Even as he segued into the mainstream with "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and "Milk" (2008), he stayed true to his artful, gritty vision. Van Sant was the rare filmmaker who dipped in and out of the studio system with ease, and while his more experimental, limited release works were some of his strongest, he had a remarkable ability to stay true to his striking visual style and penchant for societal outcasts, while at the same time, crafting widely appealing films.

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Highest-Rated Movies

97% 85% Drugstore Cowboy
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97% 94% Good Will Hunting
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96% 64% Mala Noche
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93% 89% Milk
Watchlist 88% 66% To Die For Watchlist
86% 84% Paris, je t'aime
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84% 79% Laurence Anyways
Watchlist 80% 80% My Own Private Idaho Watchlist 77% 76% Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Watchlist
76% 65% Paranoid Park
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Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant GOOD WILL HUNTING, Matt Damon, Gus Van Sant, 1997. ©Miramax LAST DAYS, director Gus Van Sant, Michael Pitt on set, 2005, (c) Fine Line TO DIE FOR, director Gus Van Sant, on-set, 1995. ©Columbia Pictures TO DIE FOR, director Gus Van Sant, on-set, 1995. ©Columbia Pictures Portlandia, Gus van Sant, 'Weirdos Go to the Beach', Season 6, Ep. #4, 02/11/2016, ©IFC Portlandia, Gus van Sant, 'No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge', Season 3, Ep. #10, 02/22/2013, ©IFC Portlandia, Carrie Brownstein (L), Gus van Sant (R), 'Trailblazers', Season 4, Ep. #7, 04/10/2014, ©IFC RESTLESS, from left: Henry Hopper, director Gus Van Sant, on set, 2011. Ph: Scott Green/©Sony Pictures Classics RESTLESS, from left: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, director Gus Van Sant, on set, 2011. Ph: Scott Green/©Sony Pictures Classics View more photos

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Age Out 75% 2018 Executive Producer Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 77% 76% 2018 Director, Screenwriter, Film Editing Friday's Child 2018 Executive Producer Thank You for Supporting the Arts 2017 Self I Am Michael 62% 37% 2015 Executive Producer The Sea of Trees 17% 44% 2015 Director The Canyons 21% 15% 2013 Dr. Campbell Actor The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test 2013 Director Revolution 67% 82% 2012 Executive Producer Promised Land 53% 46% 2012 Director, Executive Producer Laurence Anyways 84% 79% 2012 Executive Producer Restless 36% 48% 2011 Director Virginia 11% 25% 2010 Executive Producer Howl 64% 58% 2010 Executive Producer Milk 93% 89% 2008 Director Paranoid Park 76% 65% 2007 Director, Screenwriter, Film Editing Paris, je t'aime 86% 84% 2006 Director, Writer Wild Tigers I Have Known 67% 60% 2006 Executive Producer Last Days 58% 50% 2005 Producer, Director, Writer, Film Editing Elephant 74% 79% 2003 Director, Film Editing Gerry 61% 60% 2002 Director, Writer, Film Editing Finding Forrester 74% 79% 2000 Director Speedway Junky 29% 56% 1999 Executive Producer Psycho 41% 28% 1998 Director, Producer Good Will Hunting 97% 94% 1997 Director
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