Matthew Paige Damon, commonly known as Math Damon is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He started his career in 1988 with a fantastic film Mystic Pizza. He was tremendously appreciated for his debut film, and therefore he made a big place for him in the Hollywood Industry. He has given 70+ amazing movies till now, and almost all movies of him were extremely successful at the box office and in the eyes of the audience.
He has a separate fan base throughout the globe, and I think he is one of the persons who have zero haters. He has won many awards in his career and was also nominated for the Oscar Awards many times. Also, he has made to the list of Forbes magazine’s most bankable actors and also has been identified as one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.
Some of his movies are expected to release in 2020, but they have been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The audience was eagerly waiting for his upcoming films, but they have to wait for long now. So, now I would like to share my knowledge about the best 15 movies of Matt Damon’s career.
Also, I would like to advise my audience to watch them during this quarantine period as they can become a big source of entertainment for you and your family. All the rankings of the movies will be based entirely on audience reviews, critics rating, and on my personal opinions. Here’s our list of his best 15 movies;
1. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum is an American action thriller film that was released in 2007 and was extremely successful at the box office. This film received a great response from the audience and also got high critic’s points. It was marked as one of the most successful and profitable films of Matt’s career. Even Matt himself announced that he was not expecting this film to get this much level of success.
This film was directed by Paul Greengrass and was produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, and Paul L. Sandberg in association with MP BETA Productions, Marshall Company, and Ludlum Entertainment. The screenplay work of this film was managed by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, and George Nolfi. The story of the film is based on the novel with the same name written by Robert Ludlum.
The story of the film revolves around Jason Bourne who saves a ruthless CIA official and his team from a new terrorist plan while discovering his life as a trained killer. This film features an extraordinary star cast that includes Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramírez, Albert Finney, and Joan Allen as the lead actors. The distribution rights of this film were owned by Universal Pictures and it has a successful runtime of 115 minutes.
According to the audience reviews, each and every minute of this film was really interesting and worth watching. I would also definitely like to advise our audience to watch this film as it is one of the best films of Matt’s career and you will also like it. Because of all these special features and positive reviews, this film has taken first place in our list of top 15 movies.
2. Good Will Hunting (1997)
This film is one of the best American drama films in the history of the Hollywood Industry. It was released in 1997 and has a successful runtime of 126 minutes as the movie was really interesting and full of drama.
This film also became one of the most profitable films of 1997 and marked its name in the top ten highest-grossing films of 1997. It has marked one of the best performances of Matt Damon in his career. It was directed by Gus Van Sant and was produced by Lawrence Bender in partnership with Gentlemen Productions. It was written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and the distribution rights of the film were owned by Miramax Films. It stars Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, and Minnie Driver in the lead roles and they have given their performances extremely well.
This film follows Will Hunting who acts as a janitor at MIT and he has a gift for mathematics but he really needs big help from the psychologist to find the way for his peaceful life. He was very much disturbed in his life, and therefore, he needed help. This film received highly positive reviews and gathered a big fan following throughout the globe.
3. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
This one is the best film of Matt’s life according to him. He has done all the action scenes in the film with extreme dedication and they were just looking real. It is very difficult to compare this type of film to others in terms of action. From this film, anyone can be proudly said that this film belongs to Hollywood. It won many awards in different categories and was also nominated for Oscars. It is an American action-thriller film that was released in 2004 with a successful runtime of 108 minutes.
In this movie, we can say that each and every minute of this film was worth watching as it includes extreme levels of action scenes. This film was directed by Paul Greengrass and was produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, and Paul L. Sandberg in association with MP BETA Productions, Marshall Company, and Ludlum Entertainment. The screenplay work of the film was managed by Tony Gilroy and it is based on the novel ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ that is written by Robert Ludlum.
This film stars Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, and Joan Allen in the lead roles. In the story of the film, it was shown that Jason Bourne was mounted for the failure of a CIA operation and thus he was forced to continue his life as a trained officer to survive for his day to day needs. It was available in English, Italian, Russian and German language. This film received quite a high response from the audience and was really liked by them. I would surely advise you to watch this film if you are a big Matt Damon fan.
4. The Departed (2006)
The Departed is an American crime film that was released in 2006. This film shows that while exposing an Irish Gang in South Boston, an undercover agent and a mole of the police attempts to identify each other. This film includes a highly applauded star cast which has Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin as the lead actors of the film.
This film was one of the most profitable films of 2006 and also received many awards. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and was produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King in association with Plan B Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group, Vertigo Entertainment, and Media Asia Films.
The screenplay work of the film was managed by William Manahan and it is adapted from a novel Infernal Affairs written by Alan Mak. The distribution rights of the film were owned by Warner Bros Pictures. It has a runtime of 151 minutes and was available in the English language only. Overall it was a nice movie and especially for crime lovers.
5. The Martian (2015)
The Martian is a science fiction film that was released in 2015. This movie was extremely successful at the box office and also became the most profitable film of Matt’s career. It collected a whopping amount of 630 million dollars and become a really successful Hollywood movie throughout the globe. It also received a great response from the audience and also got high points from critics. This film was directed by Ridley Scott and was produced by Aditya Sood, Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Mark Huffam in partnership with Scott Free Productions, Kinberg Genre and TSG Entertainment.
The story of the film was adapted from The Martian written by Andy Weir and the distribution rights of the film were owned by 20th Century Fox. This film reflected the struggle of an astronaut after he was left behind on Mars. His struggle of survival on Mars and the efforts of his team to rescue and bring back him to the earth was shown. It was really an interesting movie and is made especially for science lovers. For those who haven’t watched this film yet should surely watch it as you will really like it.
6. Rounders (1998)
Rounders is an American drama film that was released in 1998 and has a runtime of 121 minutes. This movie was very much loved by the audience and it received really high response from the viewers throughout the country. This film was directed by John Dahi and was produced by Joel Stillman and Ted Demme in association with Spanky Pictures. The story of the film was written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman and the music production work of this film was managed by Christopher Young.
This film is based on the story of the underground world of high stakes poker. The story of the film revolves around two friends have to play and win the game of high stakes poker so that they get free of all their huge debts and after that can live a happy life. This film has Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, and Martin Landau as the lead actors of this thrilling film.
It was available in two languages English and French and the fact is that according to the creators this film was largely watched by the French-speaking audience. This film was not very successful at the box office but earned enough amount to be called as an above-average film.
7. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
This is an American heist film that was released in 2001. This film has George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts as the lead actors and they all have given an extraordinary performance in this film therefore they were very much applauded by the American audience and their fan following increased tremendously because of this film.
This film revolves around two friends Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan. They both plan a heist of 150 million dollars from casino owner Terry who is the lover of Ocean’s ex-wife. This film was the first sequel of the Ocean series and after it two more sequels were released which were also very successful like the first one. This film was highly successful and collected a huge amount of 450 million dollars making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2001. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and was produced by Jerry Weintraub in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Section Eight Productions, and NPV Entertainment.
It was based on the novel with the same name written by Harry Brown, Charles Lederer, George Clayton Johnson, and Jack Golden Russell, and the screenplay work of the film was managed by Ted Griffin. The distribution rights of the film were owned by Warner Bros Pictures and it has a very successful runtime of 117 minutes. This was really an amazing movie you must watch it along its all sequels.
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan was released in 1998 and it has a successful runtime of 169 minutes. It was really long movie but still, each minute of this film was just extremely awesome. It is an American war film that was directed by Steven Spielberg and was produced by Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, and Steven Spielberg in partnership with DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Mutual Film Company.
The distribution rights of the film were owned by DreamWorks Pictures for the American audience and By Paramount Pictures for the international audience. It was available in two languages English and German. This film has Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore in the lead roles and the story of the film shows that Normandy Landings, that is a team of United States soldiers go behind terrorist groups to save a paratrooper as his brother was killed in that action.
It was very much successful at the most office and collected a large amount of 485 million dollars in 1998 which was equal to billions of dollars of today’s time. So, you can yourself estimate the craze of this film among the audience. I must advise you all to watch this film at least once.
9. Elysium (I) (2013)
Elysium is an American science fiction film that stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner as the lead actors of this science fiction film. In this movie it was shown that the rich and wealthy people live on the man-made space stations while the poor people or we can say the rest of the population lives on the ruined planet Earth. It was somehow showing the future of our Earth. But in the movie a man takes an initiative and starts a mission to bring equality among both classes of the population.
This film was released in 2013 and has a successful runtime of 109 minutes. It was directed and written by Neill Blomkamp and was produced by Bill Block, Neill Blomkamp, and Simon Kinberg in association with TriStar Pictures, Media Rights Capital, QED International, Alphacore and Kinberg Genre.
The distribution rights of the film were owned by Sony Pictures Releasing and it was available in English, Spanish, French and Afrikaans language. This film received great response from the viewers and also got high critics rating. It was considered a blockbuster film because of its huge run on box office.
10. Invictus (2009)
Invictus is a biographical sports drama film that was released in 2009 and has a successful runtime of 133 minutes. Each and every minute of this film was worth watching as it is based on the life and implementations of the great leader Nelson Mandela. This film was very much applauded by the audience and it received the highest critics rating for the year 2009.
It is among the best films which were released in 2009 and also won many awards for the interesting story lineup and entertaining cast. This film is adapted from the novel Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation written by John Carlin. In this film, Nelson Mandela in his first term as the President of South Africa starts a unique and extraordinary venture to reunite the Apartheid Torn land that was enlisted to the national rugby team for winning the 1995 World Cup.
This film has Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon as the lead actors of this sports biography and they both have performed their roles extremely well. This film was available in many languages that are Afrikaans, English, Maori, Southern Sotho, Xhosa, and Zulu that’s why it attracted millions of viewers throughout the globe and became one of the most successful and applauded film of Matt’s career.
This was really an amazing film I would definitely like to advise my audience to watch this film at least once as it can become a source of great entertainment for you and your family.
11. True Grit (2010)
True Grit is an American Revisionist Western film that was released in 2010. It is one of the best films of Matt Damon’s career and it also became one of the most profitable films of his career. This film was directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coel and was produced by both of them only. The screenplay work of the film was also managed by both of them and it is based on the novel with the same name written by Charles Portis.
In this movie a 14-year-old farm girl hires a good level lawyer to fight a case against Tom Chaney as he had murdered her father. In this she was also helped by Texas Ranger Laboeuf who was chasing and tracking Tom for a long time. It stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, and Hailee Steinfeld as the lead actors. The distribution rights of the film were owned by Paramount Pictures and it has a runtime of 110 minutes.
This film received a very great response from the audience and also got the high points from the critic that’s why it has occupied a space in our list of best 15 films of Matt Damon’s career. Also, I would like to advise you all too surely watch that film as it is full of thrill and adventures and you will also definitely like it.
12. Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
This is an American heist film that was released in 2004. This film has George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Vincent Cassel, Eddie Jemison, Carl Reiner, and Elliott Gould as the lead actors and they all have given an extraordinary performance in this film, therefore, they were very much applauded by the American audience and their fan following increased tremendously because of this film.
In this sequel, Daniel Ocean hires one more person to add him to his team so that all three of them can perform all the European heists together and easily. This film was the second sequel of the Ocean series and after it one more sequel was released which was also very successful like the first and second ones. This film was highly successful and collected a huge amount of 360 million dollars making it a part of the highest-grossing films of 2004.
It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and was produced by Jerry Weintraub in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Section Eight Productions, and NPV Entertainment. The screenplay work of the film was managed by Ted Griffin. The distribution rights of the film were owned by Warner Bros Pictures and it has a very successful runtime of 125 minutes. This was really an amazing movie you must watch it along its all sequels.
13. Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
Ocean’s thirteen was the third installment of the Ocean series. Like the other two parts it was extremely liked by the audience. With the third sequel, the Ocean series crossed the mark of 1 billion dollars together at the box office. It is an American heist film that was released in 2007. This film has George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Vincent Cassel, Eddie Jemison, Carl Reiner, and Elliott Gould as the lead actors and they all have given an extraordinary performance in this film, therefore, they were very much applauded by the American audience and their fan following increased tremendously because of this film.
It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and was produced by Jerry Weintraub in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Section Eight Productions, and NPV Entertainment. The screenplay work of the film was managed by Ted Griffin. The distribution rights of the film were owned by Warner Bros Pictures and it has a very successful runtime of 122 minutes. In this film, Danny Ocean teams up with boys for the third heist, as the casino owner Wily double checks one of the members of the first sequel. This series was extremely awesome and you must also watch it at least once.
14. Contagion (2011)
Contagion is an American thriller film that stars Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, and Sanaa Lathan as the lead actors in this amazing film. In the story of the film it was shown that a deadly virus gets spread throughout the globe that is transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites. To find the cure and vaccines for this virus all the doctors and hospitals got busy.
This deadly virus also killed many people and day by day deaths were increasing. A lot of terror because of this virus was shown. It was creating a lot of problems for the government and the people. This film is directed by Steven Soderbergh and is produced by Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher and Gregory Jacobs in association with Participant Media, Imagenation Abu Dhabi, and Double Feature Films. It was written by Scott Z. Burns and the distribution rights of the film were owned by Warner Bros Pictures.
This film was released in 2011 and has a successful runtime of 106 minutes. It was also quite successful at the box office and also received mixed responses from the audience. It was a nice film and you should watch it as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was clearly shown in the film and you can easily relate to it after watching it.
15. The Rainmaker (1997)
The Rainmaker is an American legal drama film that was released in 1997 and has a successful runtime of 135 minutes. This film was not very much successful at the box office but collected enough amount to be claimed as an average film. Although the story of the film was really interesting and the audience really liked it and valued it when it was released on television. This film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and was produced by Michael Douglas, Fred Fuchs and Steven Reuther in association with American Zoetrope and Constellation Films.
The screenplay work of the film was also managed by the director of the film. It was based on the novel with the same name written by John Grisham. It has Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, and Danny DeVito as the lead actors. It was a nice movie hence it has taken place in our list of top 15 best films of Matt.
These were the top 15 films among all the 70+ movies which Matt Damone has done in his career. He has given almost each and every film as a successful film but these 15 were the best amongst them. This was all from our side and now, I would like to know which film of Matt you liked the most. So, surely comment down your answer in the comment box below. For more updates like this stay connected to Otakukart.
