Good Will Hunting debuted in 1997, but its plot remains timeless. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, it tells the story of a janitor at MIT who's a self-taught math ...

In Good Will Hunting, Affleck starred as Matt Damon’s best friend. While Damon’s character was a genius, Affleck’s was not. He said that people began to think he was unintelligent in real life because ...