Title Good Will Hunting Overview Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire. Tagline Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them. Genres Drama Keywords baseball, boston, professor, m.i.t., harvard university, ambition, mathematics, genius, love, friends, janitor, irish, psychologist, university, courtroom, flashback, prodigy Production Companies Miramax Films, Lawrence Bender Productions, Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership Production Countries Canada, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 126 Release Year 1997
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 226 million USD