Promised Land

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writers: John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Dave Eggers

Producers: Isabel Freer, Jonathan King, Chris Moore, Mike Sablone, Ron Schmidt, Jeff Skoll, Drew Vinton

Synopsis: Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk). Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to close a key rural town in his company's expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski), as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge.  -- (Written by Focus Features)

Cast:

• Matt Damon
• Frances McDormand
• John Krasinski
• Rosemarie DeWitt
• Hal Holbrook

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My Own Private Idaho

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(1991)

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writers: William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant

Producers: Anthony Brand, Solomon J. LeFlore, Allan Mindel, Laurie Parker

Synopsis: Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives his life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• River Phoenix
• Keanu Reeves
• James Russo

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Paranoid Park

 

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 (2007)

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writer: Gus Van Sant, Blake Nelson

Synopsis: A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Gabe Nevins
• Daniel Liu
• Taylor Momsen

 

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Good Will Hunting

 

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 (1997)

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writer: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Synopsis: A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting has a gift for maths that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots, but to achieve his dream he must turn his back on the neighborhood and his best friend. To complicate matters, two strangers enter the equation: a washed-up shrink who starts to coach Will through his transformation, and a med student who shows him that there can be a pretty face along with his life of the mind. (Written by Damien Saunders)

Cast:

• Matt Damon
• Robin Williams
• Ben Affleck
• Minnie Driver

 

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Milk

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(2008) 
Genre: Drama/Biography
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: Dustin Lance Black

Synopsis: The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Sean Penn
• James Franco
• Emile Hirsch
• Josh Brolin
• Lucas Grabeel

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