Want to know the best Gus Van Sant movies? How about the worst Gus Van Sant movies? Curious about Gus Van Sant box office grosses or which Gus Van Sant movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Gus Van Sant movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
Gus Van Sant (1952-) is a two-time Oscar® nominated writer and director. Van Sant has been directing movies for over 5 decades. His IMDb page shows over 57 directing credits since 1989. This page will rank Gus Van Sant movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Gus Van Sant Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1997
Good Will Hunting (1997)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
2008
Milk (2008)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
2000
Finding Forrester (2000)
1995
To Die For (1995)
1991
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Director
1989
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
2006
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
2007
Paranoid Park (2007)
2003
Elephant (2003)
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
2012
My Own Private River (2012)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2005
Last Days (2005)
2007
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
1998
Psycho (1998)
1986
Mala Noche (1986)
Limited Release
2002
Gerry (2002)
2011
Restless (2011)
2012
Promised Land (2012)
2008
8 (2008)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2015
The Sea of Trees (2015)
1993
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Gus Van Sant Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Gus Van Sant movies by his co-stars
- Sort Gus Van Sant movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Gus Van Sant movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Gus Van Sant movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Gus Van Sant movie received.
- Sort Gus Van Sant movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)
Review
Oscar Nom / Win
UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1
Good Will Hunting (1997)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomRobin Williams &
Matt Damon138.40
354.4
578.40
7
83
09 / 02
99.4
2
Milk (2008)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomSean Penn &
Josh Brolin31.80
52.1
89.30
89
89
08 / 02
90.5
3
Finding Forrester (2000)
Sean Connery &
Rob Brown51.80
112.9
174.50
49
72
00 / 00
85.5
4
To Die For (1995)
Nicole Kidman &
Matt Dillon21.30
57.5
57.50
77
79
00 / 00
80.9
5
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
DirectorKeanu Reeves &
River Phoenix &
James Russo6.40
17.9
17.90
115
80
00 / 00
72.2
6
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Matt Dillon &
Kelly Lynch4.70
14.0
14.00
110
80
00 / 00
70.9
7
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Natalie Portman &
Willem Dafoe4.90
8.7
31.20
187
78
00 / 00
66.5
8
Paranoid Park (2007)
Gabe Nevins &
Daniel Liu0.50
0.8
0.80
243
80
00 / 00
66.4
9
Elephant (2003)
Elias McConnell &
Alex Frost1.30
2.5
2.50
179
76
00 / 00
61.1
10
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
Joaquin Phoenix &
Jack Black1.40
1.8
3.00
193
73
00 / 00
57.0
11
My Own Private River (2012)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyJames Franco &
Documentary0.10
0.1
0.10
296
71
00 / 00
51.8
12
Last Days (2005)
Michael Pitt &
Lukas Haas0.50
0.9
0.90
239
67
00 / 00
44.2
13
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Roman Polanski
0.10
0.1
0.80
343
65
00 / 00
39.3
14
Psycho (1998)
Vince Vaughn &
Anne Heche21.50
53.8
93.10
80
44
00 / 00
32.9
15
Mala Noche (1986)
Limited ReleaseTim Streeter
0.10
0.2
0.50
215
62
00 / 00
32.8
16
Gerry (2002)
Matt Damon &
Casey Affleck0.30
0.5
0.50
240
61
00 / 00
31.1
17
Restless (2011)
Mia Wasikowska &
Henry Hopper0.20
0.2
4.10
226
60
00 / 00
29.6
18
Promised Land (2012)
Matt Damon &
Frances McDormand7.60
11.2
12.00
137
54
00 / 00
24.6
19
8 (2008)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyJane Campion
0.10
0.1
0.10
324
54
00 / 00
18.0
20
The Sea of Trees (2015)
Matthew McConaughey &
Naomi Watts0.10
0.1
0.10
356
40
00 / 00
3.8
21
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Uma Thurman &
Keanu Reeves1.70
4.9
4.90
170
32
00 / 00
1.4
Gus Van Sant Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Good Will Hunting (1997) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Robin Williams & Matt Damon |
578.40 | |
| Finding Forrester (2000) | Sean Connery & Rob Brown |
174.50 | |
| Psycho (1998) | Vince Vaughn & Anne Heche |
93.10 | |
| Milk (2008) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Sean Penn & Josh Brolin |
89.30 | |
| Paris, je t'aime (2006) | Natalie Portman & Willem Dafoe |
31.20 | |
| Promised Land (2012) | Matt Damon & Frances McDormand |
12.00 | |
| Restless (2011) | Mia Wasikowska & Henry Hopper |
4.10 | |
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) | Joaquin Phoenix & Jack Black |
3.00 | |
| To Each His Own Cinema (2007) | Roman Polanski | 0.80 | |
| Mala Noche (1986) Limited Release |
Tim Streeter | 0.50 |
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