Gus Van Sant

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham

Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Remar

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.

Dir. Michael Cimino, Luc Dardenne, Atom Egoyan, Chen Kaige, Manoel de Oliveira, Bille August, Andrei Konchalovsky, Claude Lelouch, Walter Salles, Tsai Ming-liang, Theo Angelopoulos, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Olivier Assayas, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Takeshi Kitano, Roman Polanski, Gus Van Sant, Abbas Kiarostami, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Jane Campion, Raymond Depardon, Amos Gitai, Nanni Moretti, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Elia Suleiman, Aki Kaurismäki, Raúl Ruiz, Lars von Trier, Wong Kar-Wai, Ken Loach, Wim Wenders, Youssef Chahine, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Zhang Yimou · With Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Pegah Ahangarani

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

Dir. Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Bruno Podalydès · With Steve Buscemi, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Gabe Nevins, Dan Liu, Jake Miller

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Doug Cooeyate, Tim Streeter, Sam Downey

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts

Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Casey Affleck, Matt Damon

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore

The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita

The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.

Dir. Paul Schrader · With Nolan Gerard Funk, Lindsay Lohan, James Deen