Good Will Hunting

(Miramax)

Co-writers and stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck got most of the publicity (and, along with Robin Williams, the Oscars), but the real revelation here is that director Gus Van Sant has a warm and fuzzy side. Damon's the Dickensian orphaned South Boston punk/janitor/math genius, Minnie Driver is his Harvard student/orphan/heiress sweetheart, Williams is his shrink, and Affleck, is his endearing buddy Chuck.