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GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) ****
Front page of ESL Whole-Movie ESL lesson for the film, Good Will Hunting

(focus on loyalty, trust, and academic life)

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Contains 14 movie quotes & 33 Academic Words (AWL*).
Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a cleaning guy at M.I.T. in Boston.  He's also a mathematics genius who grew up without a real family.  When he gets sent to jail for fighting, Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård) makes a deal to help Will get his life straight, but he needs guidance.  Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) is the psychological counselor who can help Will understand that his past is not his fault, if only Will can learn to listen and trust.  He also has help from best friend, Chuckie (Ben Affleck) and new girlfriend, Skylar (Minnie Driver) in this powerful story of self-realization. Director, Gus Van SantAcademy Award, Best Screenplay, Best Actor in Supporting Role (7 more nominations).  Rated R (126 min.) mike laib 2014.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Will_Hunting

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