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Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

54 movies on Netflix

Biography

Matthew McConaughey is an American actor born in Uvalde, Texas. His breakthrough came in Dazed and Confused (1993), and he went on to lead roles in A Time to Kill (1996), Contact (1997), Amistad (1997), and U-571 (2000). During the 2000s he became known for romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), and Failure to Launch (2006). After stepping away from film work, he returned with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), then earned praise for Magic Mike (2012) and Mud (2012). His performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also appeared in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and received an Emmy nomination for the first season of True Detective. Later screen work includes Interstellar (2014), The Gentlemen (2020), and voice roles in Sing (2016) and Sing 2 (2021).

56years old

Turns 57 on November 4in 23 days

  • Born Uvalde
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Matthew David McConaughey (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
54
Career span
33 years1993 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    McConaughey's first big screen appearance was as Guy 2 in Bob Balaban's My Boyfriend's Back, which premiered on August 6, 1993.

  2. A change of course

    In 1988, McConaughey spent a year in Warnervale, New South Wales as a Rotary Youth Exchange student, attending Gorokan High School. He also assisted an attorney and worked as a bank teller for ANZ.

Matthew McConaughey movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Interstellar2014 Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fias Cooper

    IMDb rating 8.72.6M votes

  2. Dallas Buyers Club2013 Biography, Dramaas Ron Woodroof

    IMDb rating 7.9553K votes

  3. The Wolf of Wall Street2013as Mark Hanna

    IMDb rating 8.21.8M votes

  4. The Gentlemen2020as Michael Pearson

    IMDb rating 7.8467K votes

  5. The Lincoln Lawyer2011as Mick Haller

    IMDb rating 7.3273K votes

  6. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days2003as Ben

    IMDb rating 6.6331K votes

  7. Contact1997as Palmer Joss

    IMDb rating 7.5317K votes

  8. Sing2016as Buster Moonvoice

    IMDb rating 7.1217K votes

Most often with

Richard Linklater directed three of these films, Garth Jennings two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jack Black, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jack BlackBill Paxton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bill PaxtonScott Glenn, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Scott GlennReese Witherspoon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Reese WitherspoonZac Efron, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zac EfronAdam Goldberg, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Adam GoldbergRichard LinklaterDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Richard LinklaterGarth JenningsDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Garth Jennings

Films together

Box office

What Matthew McConaughey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.7 billion

45 of the 54 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 54 films: 45 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 1 figure not found.

  • 45Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Interstellar2014as Cooper$747 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 62% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Interstellar2014as Cooper
    $747M15.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Sing2016as Buster Moon (voice)
    $634M13.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Sing 22021as Buster Moon
    $408M8.7% of the total
  4. 4
    The Wolf of Wall Street2013as Mark Hanna
    $407M8.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Tropic Thunder2008as Rick Peck
    $196M4.2% of the total
  6. 6
    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days2003as Ben
    $178M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Contact1997as Palmer Joss
    $171M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Magic Mike2012as Dallas
    $167M3.6% of the total
A Time to Kill (1996), $152 millionFailure to Launch (2006), $130 millionU-571 (2000), $128 millionSahara (2005), $119 millionThe Gentlemen (2020), $115 millionThe Dark Tower (2017), $113 millionFool's Gold (2008), $111 millionGhosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), $102 millionThe Wedding Planner (2001), $94.7 millionThe Lincoln Lawyer (2011), $85.4 millionReign of Fire (2002), $82.2 millionKubo and the Two Strings (2016), $76.2 millionDallas Buyers Club (2013), $55.7 millionAngels in the Outfield (1994), $50.2 millionAmistad (1997), $44.2 millionWe Are Marshall (2006), $43.5 million

$1.8 billionfrom the other 37 films with a worldwide figure, 38% of the total

Awards

Six awards and honors from 2013 to 2014, three of them major.

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Matthew McConaughey's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2014Best ActorDallas Buyers ClubWon
Golden Globes
2014AwardsDallas Buyers ClubWon
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleWon
Other honors
2013Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ActorWon
Saturn AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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