Gus Van Sant: The Quiet Radical

Outsiders, observation, and the margins of America

Van Sant made films about people the movies usually ignore — the homeless, the queer, the aimless — with a compassion and visual intelligence that put most prestige cinema to shame.

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Created: April 19, 2026

The Collection

Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

1989
1
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
1
Drugstore Cowboy
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Drugstore Cowboy represents exactly what makes this theme esse…
My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

1991
2
My Own Private Idaho
1991
2
My Own Private Idaho
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — My Own Private Idaho represents exactly what makes this theme …
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997
3
Good Will Hunting
1997
3
Good Will Hunting
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Good Will Hunting represents exactly what makes this theme ess…
Elephant

Elephant

2003
4
Elephant
2003
4
Elephant
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Elephant represents exactly what makes this theme essential vi…
Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park

2007
5
Paranoid Park
2007
5
Paranoid Park
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Paranoid Park represents exactly what makes this theme essenti…
Milk

Milk

2008
6
Milk
2008
6
Milk
IMDb 0.0 / 10
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Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Milk represents exactly what makes this theme essential viewin…
Restless

Restless

2011
7
Restless
2011
7
Restless
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Restless represents exactly what makes this theme essential vi…
Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester

2000
8
Finding Forrester
2000
8
Finding Forrester
IMDb 7.3 / 10
Director Gus Van Sant
Cast Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham
Box Office $51,804,714
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Finding Forrester represents exactly what makes this theme ess…
Last Days

Last Days

2005
9
Last Days
2005
9
Last Days
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Last Days represents exactly what makes this theme essential v…
Gerry

Gerry

2002
10
Gerry
2002
10
Gerry
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Gerry represents exactly what makes this theme essential viewi…

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