Good Will Hunting (1998) Wildly charismatic. Impossibly brilliant. Totally rebellious. For the first 20 years of his life, Will Hunting has called the shots. Now he's about to meet his match.  Stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. Directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Affleck and Damon, it tells the story of Will Hunting (Damon), a janitor at M.I.T., who has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from psychologist Dr. Sean Maguire (Williams) to find direction in his life. Williams picked up an Oscar, as did Affleck and Damon for Best Original Screenplay. Rated R: 2 hours 6 minutes.