Gus Van Sant

Director

Gus Van Sant has a .050 batting average: 1 of 20 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.050
Hits
1 of 20 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 53% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1987–2026

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Good Will Hunting (1997) — 83/100 · hit
  2. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) — 79/100
  3. Milk (2008) — 79/100
  4. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
  5. Mala Noche (1987) — 76/100
  6. Elephant (2003) — 76/100
  7. To Die For (1995) — 75/100
  8. My Own Private Idaho (1991) — 74/100
  9. Paris Je T'aime (2006) — 72/100
  10. Paranoid Park (2007) — 71/100
  11. Finding Forrester (2000) — 70/100
  12. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) — 69/100
  13. Dead Man's Wire (2026) — 67/100
  14. Promised Land (2012) — 60/100
  15. Last Days (2005) — 59/100
  16. Gerry (2002) — 59/100
  17. Restless (2011) — 56/100
  18. Psycho (1998) — 46/100
  19. The Sea of Trees (2016) — 45/100
  20. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) — 35/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Good Will Hunting (1997) — 83/100 · hit
  2. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) — 79/100
  3. Milk (2008) — 79/100

Lowest rated

  1. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) — 35/100
  2. The Sea of Trees (2016) — 45/100
  3. Psycho (1998) — 46/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology