Gus Van Sant Movies

A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.

The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true...

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads:...

Jack Flex is broke, buff, and wildly delusional—but he’s got a dream: to sell his absurd invention, the Heavy Hat, on his mom’s...

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman...

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Nicole Kidman has worked with a host of top directors in a varied career including Gus Van Sant, Jane Campion, Stanley Kubrick, Lars von Trier and...

Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further...

The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking...

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the...

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback...

Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the peace and quiet she longed for is disrupted by...

Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the...

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

Documentary featurette for the 15th Anniversary Edition of Good Will Hunting, including interviews with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Gus...

Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.