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Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

62 movies on Netflix

Biography

Matthew Modine is an American actor and filmmaker who began with John Sayles's Baby It's You (1983) and also appeared that year in Streamers, whose cast shared the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival. Born in Loma Linda, California, he took lead roles in Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), and Married to the Mob (1988), and became known for playing a U.S. Marine in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). His later films include Pacific Heights (1990), Memphis Belle (1990), Short Cuts (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). On television he was Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On (1993), Sullivan Groff on Weeds, Ivan Turing in Proof, and Dr. Martin Brenner on Stranger Things. He was nominated for Golden Globes for And the Band Played On and for What the Deaf Man Heard, and won a special Golden Globe with the Short Cuts ensemble.

67years old

Turns 68 on March 22in 161 days

  • Born Loma Linda
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Matthew Avery Modine (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
62
Career span
43 years1983 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Robert Altman, the director, gave Modine his role in the 1983 movie version of David Rabe's play Streamers, and that part made Modine a star around the world.

  2. Behind the camera

    Modine's first feature as director was If... Dog... Rabbit..., released in 1999. It followed three short films that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, including When I Was a Boy and Smoking.

  3. Beyond film

    Modine's production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Hartford Stage, where he played Atticus Finch, became the most successful play in the theater's 45-year history.

Matthew Modine 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. Full Metal Jacket1987 Drama, Waras Pvt. J.T. 'Joker' Davis

    IMDb rating 8.2860K votes

  2. The Dark Knight Rises2012 Action, Adventureas Foley

    IMDb rating 8.42.0M votes

  3. Transporter 22005as Jefferson Billings

    IMDb rating 6.3228K votes

  4. 47 Meters Down2017as Captain Taylor

    IMDb rating 5.766K votes

  5. Sicario: Day of the Soldado2018as James Riley

    IMDb rating 7.1195K votes

  6. Memphis Belle1990as Capt. Dennis Dearborn

    IMDb rating 6.932K votes

  7. Birdy1984as Birdy

    IMDb rating 7.227K votes

  8. Cutthroat Island1995as Shaw

    IMDb rating 5.734K votes

Most often with

Robert Altman directed two of these films, Abel Ferrara two. James Woods appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Woods, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with James WoodsNicolas Cage, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Nicolas CageForest Whitaker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Forest WhitakerBilly Zane, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Billy ZaneSean Astin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sean AstinHeather Graham, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Heather GrahamRobert AltmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert AltmanAbel FerraraDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Abel Ferrara

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Box office

What Matthew Modine's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

32 of the 62 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 62 films: 32 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 9Never in cinemas
  • 14Figure not found

Top grosser

The Dark Knight Rises2012as Foley$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Dark Knight Rises2012as Foley
    $1.1B63.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Any Given Sunday1999as Dr. Ollie Powers
    $100M5.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Transporter 22005as Jefferson Billings
    $89M5.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Sicario: Day of the Soldado2018as James Riley
    $76M4.4% of the total
  5. 5
    47 Meters Down2017as Captain Taylor
    $62M3.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Pacific Heights1990as Drake Goodman
    $55M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Full Metal Jacket1987as Pvt. J.T. 'Joker' Davis
    $46M2.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Jobs2013as John Sculley
    $42M2.5% of the total
Memphis Belle (1990), $27.4 millionMarried to the Mob (1988), $21.5 millionRetribution (2023), $18.7 millionCutthroat Island (1995), $16.0 millionPrivate School (1983), $14.0 millionLe divorce (2003), $13.0 millionGross Anatomy (1989), $11.6 millionShort Cuts (1993), $6.1 millionWind (1992), $5.5 millionThe Hotel New Hampshire (1984), $5.1 millionWrong Turn (2021), $4.8 millionGirl in Progress (2012), $4.7 millionMrs. Soffel (1984), $4.4 millionFluke (1995), $4.0 millionProtector (2026), $2.0 millionBaby It's You (1983), $1.9 million

$163 millionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 1983 to 2017, two of them major.

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Matthew Modine's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2017Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesStranger ThingsWon
Venice Film Festival
1983Volpi Cup for Best ActorStreamersWon

Online

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