Voted Most Handsome in high school and designated People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2005, Matthew McConaughey almost didn't land his breakthrough role in Dazed and Confused (1993) because director Richard Linklater thought him too handsome for the part.Born Nov. 4, 1969, in Uvalde, Texas, McConaughey worked in Australia before studying film at the University of Texas, Austin. After his break in Dazed and Confused, McConaughey moved to Los Angeles, where he landed a number of supporting roles before making a big impression in two 1996 films: John Sayles's Lone Star (in which he plays deceased sheriff Buddy Deeds) and the John Grisham adaptation A Time to Kill (his first starring role).
Big parts in big movies followed, including Contact (with Jodie Foster), Steven Spielberg's Amistad, The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (with Kate Hudson) and Sahara.
The Lincoln LawyerTasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet, who's been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his family in danger when he deduces the truth behind this and former cases he's worked on. Read More
Ghosts of Girlfriends PastWhen he attends his younger brother's wedding, playboy Connor (Matthew McConaughey) is troubled to discover that the ghosts of his many girlfriends have come to give him a piece of their mind and teach him a thing or two about true love. As the apparitions visit him, he rediscovers old feelings for... Read More
A Time to KillWhen two white men brutally rape a young black girl in a small Mississippi town, the child's vengeful father (Samuel L. Jackson) fears their acquittal and takes the law into his own hands. But as his trial date approaches, all hell breaks loose. Aided by lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey)... Read More
Failure to LaunchIn a desperate attempt to push their thirtysomething son Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) out of the nest, a frustrated mother and father (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) hire a beautiful relationship "consultant" (Sarah Jessica Parker) with a patented plan to move him out of the house. But her... Read More
U-571It's 1942 and the Nazis are winning the war at sea, thanks to the Enigma encoding device that makes the German ciphering system unbreakable. A group of American submariners undertakes a mission to steal the Enigma in this Oscar-winning thriller. Among those facing tremendous risks for the greater... Read More
Magic Mike (2012) | NR | |
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | R | |
Killer Joe (2011) | NR | |
Bernie (2011) | NR | |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | PG-13 | |
Fool's Gold (2008) | PG-13 | |
UR | ||
Surfer, Dude (2008) | R | |
We Are Marshall (2006) | PG | |
Failure to Launch (2006) | PG-13 | |
Sahara (2005) | PG-13 | |
Two for the Money (2005) | R | |
NR | ||
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) | PG-13 | |
Tiptoes (2003) | R | |
Frailty (2002) | R | |
Reign of Fire (2002) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
NR | ||
The Wedding Planner (2001) | PG-13 | |
U-571 (2000) | PG-13 | |
EDtv (1999) | PG-13 | |
The Newton Boys (1998) | PG-13 | |
Contact (1997) | PG | |
Amistad (1997) | R | |
Larger Than Life (1996) | PG | |
A Time to Kill (1996) | R | |
Lone Star (1996) | R | |
Scorpion Spring (1996) | R | |
Glory Daze (1995) | R | |
Boys on the Side (1995) | R | |
Angels in the Outfield (1994) | PG | |
R | ||
Dazed and Confused (1993) | R | |
My Boyfriend's Back (1993) | PG-13 | |
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