Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant Movies and TV Shows

Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 7/24/1952 (71 years old)
  • Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.75 m
  • Net worth: $50,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Zeroville
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 52%
role:
Film Archive Curator
2019

Comedy

Drama

4.6
52%
Age Out
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Executive Producer
2018

Crime

Drama

6.0
66%
2018

Comedy

Drama

6.8
67%
FEUD
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 79%
role:
Executive Producer
Not available
2017

Drama

8.4
79%
Not available
When We Rise
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Executive Producer
2017

Drama

7.5
71%
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The Sea of Trees
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 63%
role:
Director
2016

Drama

6.1
63%
The Canyons
IMDB 3.8
TMDB 46%
role:
Dr. Campbell
2013

Drama

Thriller

3.8
46%
Promised Land
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2012

Drama

6.6
63%
Laurence Anyways
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 77%
role:
Executive Producer
2012

Drama

Romance

7.6
77%
My Own Private River
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 76%
role:
Director
Not available
2011

Adventure

Drama

7.4
76%
Not available
Restless
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2011

Drama

Romance

6.7
65%
2011

Documentary

8.4
85%
2010

Documentary

7.1
68%
Howl
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Executive Producer
2010

Drama

6.6
66%
Virginia
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 55%
role:
Executive Producer
2010

Drama

5.4
55%
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2009

Comedy

Drama

6.0
59%
Milk
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Sound Re-Recording Mixer & 1 more
2008

Drama

History

7.5
73%
To Each His Own Cinema
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Director
Not available
2007

Comedy

Drama

6.8
66%
Not available
Paranoid Park
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Editor & 3 more
2007

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.6
65%
Paris, Je T'Aime
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2006

Drama

Romance

7.2
68%
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Self
Not available
2006

Documentary

7.0
59%
Not available
Last Days
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Editor & 3 more
2005

Drama

5.7
56%
Elephant
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 71%
role:
Editor & 2 more
2003

Crime

Drama

7.1
71%
Gerry
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Editor & 2 more
2002

Adventure

Drama

Mystery

6.0
62%
2001

Comedy

6.8
64%
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Finding Forrester
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Director & 1 more
2000

Drama

7.3
71%
Psycho
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 51%
role:
Producer & 2 more
1998

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

4.6
51%
Good Will Hunting
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 82%
role:
Script Supervisor & 2 more
1997

Drama

8.3
82%
To Die For
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Director
1995

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.8
66%
Kids
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Executive Producer
Not available
1995

Crime

Drama

7.0
69%
Not available
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
IMDB 4.3
TMDB 43%
role:
Writer & 3 more
Not available
1994

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Western

4.3
43%
Not available
My Own Private Idaho
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Director & 2 more
1991

Adventure

Drama

7.0
71%
Drugstore Cowboy
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Director & 2 more
1989

Crime

Drama

7.3
72%
Mala Noche
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Producer & 4 more
1986

Drama

6.5
64%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Gus Van Sant are, for example, Zeroville, Age Out and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are The Story of Film: An Odyssey (8.5), Good Will Hunting (8.3) and Laurence Anyways (7.7).
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