Mathew Paige Damon was born on 8th October, 1970 in Cambridge, U.S. He is the winner of two Golden Globe from 8 nominations, an Academy Award from 5 nominations, 6 nominations for Emmy Awards and 3 for BAFTA. He gained immense popularity when he co-wrote Good Will Hunting with his childhood friend, Ben Affleck which earned him an Academy and Golden Globe award for Best screenplay and Damon was also nominated for Best Actor in the Academy Awards. Matt Damon movies has majorly received good critical acclamation and faired very well at the Box Office.
He is currently an actor, screen writer and producer who also does multiple charitable works and is actively associated with water.org, Feeding America, ONE Campaign and H2O Africa Foundation. Other than acting, he also performed as the voice-over for multiple documentary and animated films and now has two production companies co-owned with Ben Affleck.
Some of the best Matt Damon Movies are elucidated below:
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9. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
This film was one of the producer’s delight among the Matt Damon Movies, as it is written and directed by Lonergan but produced by Matt Damon himself. He made the film on a budget of $8.5 million but it grossed $77 million worldwide. Counted as one of the best films of 2016, this film received the Best Actor (Ben Affleck) Academy Award and Best Original Screenplay. The movie also won the Golden Globe for Best Actor and also received four other nominations.
IMDb 7.8 / Release Date: 2016
Trailer / Director: Kenneth Lonergan
8. The Martian (2015)
Based on Andy Weir’s novel, The Martian, this movie is directed by Ridley Scott and premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival releasing in 2D, 3D, and 4DX. It was produced by 20th Century Fox and revolved around the life of an astronaut who was presumed to be dead and left back in the Mars during expedition. However, the astronaut was alive and his struggle for survival and outlook of his friends to reach out to him forms the crux of the film. It is the 10th highest grosser of 2015 and received the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy and 7 Academy award nominations.
IMDb 8.0 / Release Date: 2015
Trailer / Director: Ridley Scott
7. The Departed (2006)
One of the highest critically acclaimed of the Matt Damon Movies, this film won 4 Academy awards including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film Editing. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Director and was nominated for 5 other awards. Directed by Scorsese, this film shows the set-up of Boston where Costello and planted Sullivan as a bug in the Massachusetts State Police and both of them grew up with burglars. One of them was a corrupt FBI agent and the other, a burglar. In the meantime, the state police assigned Costigan to infiltrate Costello’s crew. When both of them become aware of the situation, both tried to flash each other’s identity before their covers get bellowed away.
IMDb 8.5 / Release Date: 2006
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
6. Syriana (2005)
This one is a geopolitical thriller among the Matt Damon movies which is executively produced by George Clooney and starred an ensemble cast. Written and directed by Gaghan, it is loosely adapted on Robert Bair’s See No Evil. It used multiple, parallel storylines and showed various locations from Washington to Lebanon and revolved around the influence of oil industries and the politics played by petroleum firms to achieve and dominate the market. This politics are great influencers in the lives of a CIA agent, a Washington D.C. attorney, an energy analyst and a Pakistani unemployed migrant worker. Cooney won the Best supporting Actor in the Academy Awards and garnered $93.73 million worldwide.
IMDb 6.9 / Release Date: 2005
Trailer / Director: Stephen Gaghan
5. Dogma (1999)
Starring both Affleck and Matt Damon, this fantasy comedy film was written and directed by Kevin Smith. The film found itself wrapped in controversy before the release because of film’s callous treatment of the Catholic Church and Catholicism. The plot revolved around an abortion clinic worker who worked with a special place of heritage to save humanity’s existence from two angels who are scornful and are trying to re-enter Heaven by exploiting a loop hole. It generated favorable reviews and make a profit of $20.7 million.
IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 1999
Trailer / Director: Kevin Smith
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
One of the psychological thriller of Matt Damonmovies, this movie is based on adaptation of 1955’s novel Patricia Highsmith. It shows how Tom Ripley, who is a young underachiever been sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf who is a rich spoiled brat and a millionaire playboy. Soon, Ripley runs out of money and takes severe measures to figure out Greenleaf. Jude Law won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and it received good feedback from both audiences as well as critics.
IMDb 7.4 / Release Date: 1999
Trailer / Director: Anthony Minghella
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
With Spielberg’s direction and Robert Rodat’s writing, this film was an epic war film showing the situation during the First World War when Normandy was invaded. It starred Tom Hanks in the lead and Matt Damon was the only surviving brother from the four servicemen. It became the second highest grosser of 1998 with $481.8 million worldwide collection and was nominated for 11 Academy awards including best picture, where it won 5 of the awards including one for Spielberg for Best Direction. The film is preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Film Registry.
IMDb 8.6 / Release Date: 1998
Trailer / Director: Steven Spielberg
2. Good Will Hunting (1997)
One of the early Matt Damon Movies, which was written by Ben Affleck along with his childhood friend Ben Affleck, this film is an American drama which shows the life of a 20 year old labor named Will Hunting from South Boston. Will became the client of a therapist in spite of being a genius and studied advanced mathematics with a renowned professor. During his therapeutic session, he re-evaluated his relationships with his friends, girlfriend and himself while confronting his past and embarking on the future. This film’s budget was $10 million but it garnered US$225 million worldwide and was nominated for 9 Academy Awards among which, Matt Damon won 2 for Best Screenplay (Academy and Golden Globe) and Best Supporting Actor. He also received nominated of Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
IMDb 8.3 / Release Date: 1997
Trailer / Director: Gus Van Sant
1. Mystic Pizza (1988)
Matt Damon Movies kick-started their debut with this film directed by Donald Petrie which is a coming-of-age film starring Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor and Annabeth Gish as protagonists. IT received positive reviews from the critics and went to receive a huge cult following.
IMDb 6.2 / Release Date: 1988
Trailer / Director: Donald Petrie
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