Matthew McConaughey
USA Born 1969

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000).

Career Highlights

  • Academy Award, Best Actor, Dallas Buyers Club
  • Golden Globe winner
  • Emmy winner for True Detective
  • Oscar and Emmy winner

Best Movies

Major roles, sorted by priority

1
Interstellar

Interstellar

8.5

2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

2
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

8

2013

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

3
Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

7.9

2013

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

4
The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

7.7

2020

American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

5
Contact

Contact

7.4

1997

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

6
Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

6.7

2008

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

7
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

7.4

1996

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

8
The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

7.2

2011

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

9
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

6.9

2003

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

10
Mud

Mud

7.1

2013

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

More Films

11Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

1993

7.3
12Amistad

Amistad

1997

7
13The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

2017

5.8
14Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016

6.8

Finished Matthew's filmography?

Let StreamRoulette find your next favorite film.

Get a Recommendation
Matthew McConaughey Movies & Filmography | StreamRoulette