Every Ben Affleck Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Though it invited a ton of tired jokes about Matt Damon being the true architect of its creation, Good Will Hunting netted screenwriters Damon and Affleck Oscars for Best Original Screenplay in what remains Affleck's best film to date.

Gus Van Sant's drama about a young genius (Damon) confronting his troubled past and facing his future has stood the test of time exceptionally well, because the human emotions at the core of Damon and Affleck's screenplay still ring so true.

You know where it's going early on, but the empathy it wrings out of its terrifically drawn characters and the superb performances - especially an Oscar-winning Robin Williams - ensures it's a tremendously affecting piece of work.