Matthew McConaughey Filmography
Failure to Launch – 2006
Plot Outline: A thirtysomething slacker suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl so he’ll finally vacate their home.
Two for the Money – 2005
Plot Outline: After suffering a career-ending injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
Sahara – 2005 Plot Outline: Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the “Ship of Death” in the deserts of West Africa while helping a UN doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.
Tiptoes – 2003
Plot Summary: Gary Oldman plays as a dwarf brother to a normal-sized Matthew McConaughey. When McConaughey’s girlfriend (played by Kate Beckinsale) becomes pregnant
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – 2003
Plot Outline: Benjamin Barry (McConaughey) is an advertising executive and ladies’ man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson (Hudson) covers the “How To” beat for “Composure” magazine and is assigned to write an article on “How to Lose a Guy in 10 days.” They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made.
Reign of Fire – 2002
Plot Outline: A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet.
Frailty – 2001
Plot Outline: A man confesses to an FBI agent his family’s story of how his religious fanatic father’s visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed “demons.”
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing – 2001
Plot Outline: The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life’s cold unpredictability.
The Wedding Planner – 2001
Plot Summary: Mary Fiore is the wedding planner. She’s ambitious, hard-working, extremely organized, and she knows
U-571 – 2000
Plot Outline: A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
Edtv – 1999
Plot Outline: Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
The Newton Boys – 1998
Plot Summary: Four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. The oldest of them, Willis, one day realizes…
Amistad – 1997
Plot Outline: AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free-man who led the revolt.
Contact – 1997
Plot Outline: Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
Scorpion Spring – 1996
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Glory Daze – 1996
Plot Summary: It’s two days before graduation, and Jack is having serious doubts about the future. The old gang is breaking up – Rob is moving to L.A…
Larger Than Life – 1996
Plot Outline: A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
A Time to Kill – 1996
Plot Outline: A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK
Lone Star – 1996
Plot Outline: When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Boys on the Side – 1995
Plot Summary: Jane is a night club singer, out of work. Robin is a quirky real estate agent looking for a ride-share to accompany her to California…
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 1994
Plot Outline: A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Angels in the Outfield – 1994
Plot Outline: When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
Dazed and Confused – 1993
Plot Outline: The adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school, in May of 1976.
My Boyfriend’s Back – 1993
Plot Summary: Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingo has been in love with her for years…