Matthew McConaughey first appeared in the American mystery documentary television show ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ in 1992. In 1993, he made his big-screen debut in the American zombie film ‘My Boyfriend's Back’ directed by Bob Balaban. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. That same year, he also starred as ‘David Wooderson’ in the American coming-of-age comedy film ‘Dazed and Confused’ directed by Richard Linklater. While the film received a positive response from critics, it failed to perform at the box office. However, it earned cult status in subsequent years. He next starred in films like ‘Angels in the Outfield’ (1994), ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’ (1995), ‘Boys on the Side’ (1995), ‘Lone Star’ (1996), ‘A Time to Kill’ (1996), and ‘Contact’ (1997). In 1997, he portrayed ‘Roger Sherman Baldwin’ in the American historical drama film ‘Amistad’ directed by Steven Spielberg. The film received massive acclaim from critics and grossed over $58.3 million on a $36 million budget. He continued to star in films such as ‘The Newton Boys’ (1998), ‘EDtv’ (1999), ‘U-571’ (2000), ‘The Wedding Planner’ (2001), ‘Frailty’ (2001), ‘Thirteen Conversations About One Thing’ (2002), and ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ (2003).
In 2005, he played the role of ‘Dirk Pitt’ in the action-adventure film ‘Sahara’ directed by Breck Eisner. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and ultimately tanked at the box office. He next starred in films like ‘Failure to Launch’ (2006), ‘We Are Marshall’ (2006), ‘Fool's Gold’ (2008), ‘Tropic Thunder’ (2008), ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ (2009), ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ (2011), ‘Mud’ (2012), and ‘Magic Mike’ (2012). McConaughey became a recipient of the ‘Academy Award’ for his portrayal of ‘Ron Woodroof’ in the 2013 American biographical drama film ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. The film saw universal acclaim upon release and was a major commercial success, grossing over $55.7 million on a budget of $5 million. That same year, he also starred as ‘Mark Hanna’ in the Martin Scorsese-directed American biographical black comedy crime film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’ The film earned praise from critics and grossed over $392 million on a $100 million budget. In 2014, he played the role of ‘Cooper’ in the epic science fiction film ‘Interstellar’ directed by Christopher Nolan. The film received a favorable response from critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $701.8 million on a $165 million budget. He was next seen in films such as ‘The Sea of Trees’ (2015), ‘Free State of Jones’ (2016), ‘Sing’ (2016), ‘The Dark Tower’ (2017), ‘White Boy Rick’ (2018), ‘Serenity’ (2019), and ‘The Gentlemen’ (2019). He last appeared in the 2021 American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film ‘Sing 2’ directed by Garth Jennings. The film opened to a positive reception and was a major financial success, grossing over $408 million on a budget of $85 million.
Heartbroken African-American father, Carl Lee Hailey, kills two rapists who raped and tried to hang his ten years old daughter, Tonya. He then recruits Jake Brigance to defend him. Unfortunately, Jake has to go up against not only an all-white racist jury in Canton, Mississippi but the Ku Klux Klan and racist US police officers.
Free State of Jones is a war drama film, which tells the story of a medic who took part in the American Civil War. However, after being disillusioned by the Confederate government, he returns to his hometown and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the government.
Mick Haller, a criminal defense attorney works in Los Angeles, from the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. He gets the case to defend Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet. During the defense proceedings, he not only finds the dangerous Roulet guilty but that he is also the murderer in Haller’s past case.
Set in the backdrop of the 1971 plane crash that killed 75 Marshal University football players, staff members and fans, the film focuses on Jack Lengyel, the new coach, who with the help of a few surviving members, sets out to rebuild the team. Thus he not only keeps the university’s football program alive, but also heals the grieving community.
Dirk Pitt, a former US Navy seal and explorer, reaches West African desert looking for the ‘Ship of Death,’ a lost Civil War ironclad battleship with secret treasure. He and his associate help UN scientist Dr. Eva Rojas, who is investigating the source of a deadly disease plaguing Africa. While connecting pieces of puzzle, they discover a link between the two mysteries.
When a Nazi U-boat is severely damaged during World War II, it sends out a distress signal which is intercepted by the US Navy. The US Navy captures the U-boat to recover an Enigma machine. But soon they end up in a battle for survival when a German destroyer arrives and attempts to destroy the captured U-571.
Andie, a journalist, is writing an article on How to lose a guy in 10 days. Ben, an advertising agency executive accepts the challenge to make a woman fall in love with him 10 days so as to get a big diamond merchant account. The two find themselves together and do their best to win.
Based on true events of 1839, the film depicts the slave revolt led by Mende tribal chief, Cinque aboard, the Spanish slave-ship, La Amistad, traveling from Cuba to US. The chained African slaves take over the ship but reach US shore. A formerly-freed slave fights in the court for their freedom, while ex-president, John Quincy Adams, represents them in the Supreme Court.
This biographical film focuses on the rise of Jordan Belfort from an entry-level employee at a brokerage firm to founding his own firm that engaged in massive security scams involving widespread corruption on Wall Street. However, his decadent lifestyle of sex, drugs and excess led to his downfall by attracting the attention of the FBI.
A biographical drama, the movie follows a Dallas electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof who is diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. With very little research and a lot of stigma attached to the disease, Ron finds it difficult to get medicines. He then begins to smuggle unapproved drugs to treat himself and other AIDS patients in the Dallas Buyers Club.
In a post-apocalyptic Earth menaced by crop blights and dust storms, physicist Professor Brand sends a team of researchers led by former NASA pilot Cooper to carry frozen human embryos onboard spacecraft Endurance through a wormhole to a distant galaxy with three potentially habitable planets which can be the new home for the human race.
Wesley Doyle, detective-in-charge of the ‘God’s Hands’ serial murders, is shocked when youngster Fenton Meiks reveals that his fanatically religious widower father received a vision telling him to ‘destroy demons residing in humans.’ Though Fenton detested, he couldn’t go against father, while younger brother Adam hero-worshipped father, and after father’s death, continues as ‘God’s Hands.’ But is it really as it appears?
Ben Finnegan is a treasure-hunter in quest of ‘Queen’s dowry’ that disappeared in the Caribbean in 1715. Divorced by wife Tess, he is in debt of a gangster. After finding a clue, Ben manages a ride on Nigel Honeycutt’s yacht where Tess works as stewardess. They re-discover their romance during the exciting hunt. But they are not the only ones after the treasure.
Drug dealer, Chris Smith, hires police detective, Joe Cooper, to kill his mother Adele, who stole all of Chris’ cocaine leaving him in debt to dealer Digger Soames. His plan is to collect Adele’s life insurance of which his sister Dottie is the only beneficiary. But all plans go awry when Joe starts an affair with Dottie.
Two teenagers Ellis and Neckbone discover fugitive Mud, wanted for murder ,living in a boat on a small island in the Mississippi River. They agree to help him reunite with his lover Juniper. But things take a violent turn when the family of the man he killed arrives to take revenge.
Dazed and Confused is a coming-of-age comedy film that follows the activities of students on the last day of academic year at Lee High School in Texas in 1976. The seniors delight in hazing the new students, especially Mitch Kramer. They enjoy an evening roaming around a pool hall and follow it up with a keg party.
At a young age, Quinn witnesses the awakening of fire-breathing dragons and the subsequent death of his mother while protecting him. Two decades later, Quinn is responsible for protecting a group of people from the dragons who have destroyed much of humanity. There appears to be little hope, but when dragon Slayer Van Zan arrives, the two get together to face the powerful monster.
35 years old Tripp still lives with his parents Al and Sue. Having had enough of this, they hire a professional Paula to induce him to leave home. However, Paula ends up falling in love with him. When Tripp finds out about Paula’s manipulation, he ends their relationship. But a happy ending might still be in the cards.
Mickey Pearson plans to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London. However, this triggers several unexpected events including bribery, blackmail and other wrongdoings.
As hope in extraterrestrial life exploration dwindles, a SETI scientist stumbles upon a sequenced signal. She is faced with the challenge of deciphering the message under massive global scrutiny. This science-fiction drama is an adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name.
The Newton Boys is a historical action crime drama film which revolves around The Newton Gang, a group of train and bank robbers, known for their success and minimal violence. With proper planning and execution, the group had managed to carry out ninety-three robberies, without killing a single person.
Connor Mead, a famous photographer is a playboy never settling down and having simultaneous relationships with multiple women. While attending his brother’s wedding, he is visited by three ghosts of his past girlfriends who take him on a journey so that he can have a real chance of a relationship with his first true love, Jenny Perotti.
The Sea of Trees is a mystery drama film which tells the story of a physics professor named Arthur, who travels to Aokigahara, also known as the suicide forest. Although he attempts to end his life by overdosing on drugs, he soon meets a man named Takumi, who seems to have lost his way. Arthur decides to help him, and to keep themselves occupied, they start sharing stories of their lives.
When a 40-year-old skeleton is found in Rio County, Texas, Sheriff Sam Deeds is summoned to investigate. According to local stories, the tyrannical sheriff Charlie Wade was killed by deputy Buddy Deeds, Sam’s father, who succeeded Wade to become a much-loved sheriff. Sam, who had a difficult relationship with his father, digs deeper and learns to see Buddy in a different light.
Gold is a 2016 crime drama film, which tells the story of Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break. Eventually he teams up with a similarly eager geologist in order to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
Hard-working, single-minded Mary Flore, the perfect wedding planner, who made any wedding a remarkable occasion, has received the biggest opportunity of her career – the wedding of internet-magnate Fran Donnelly. Always too busy to think of her own love-life, Mary ‘accidently’ meets her Mr. Right, pediatrician Steve Edison, who incidentally happens to be the groom of the wedding. Can Ms. Planner solve this complication?
Roger, a young boy, prays to the Divine, asking for a real family as well as for a victory for his favorite basketball team, and to his surprise, few angels are assigned to help his wish come true.
Two for the Money is a sports crime drama film, which tells the story of Brandon Lang, a former college football star, who sustains an injury that ends his career. He eventually aligns himself with a renowned tout in the sports-gambling business.
Focused on a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film, the movie Tropic Thunder is a parody of many famous war movies. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed more than $188 million worldwide.
When a television channel decides to telecast the daily life of an ordinary person they choose a video store clerk and begin filming his life 24X7. Very soon, the show becomes very popular and he becomes a celebrity. But it also invites complications in his life and he starts looking for ways to quit the show without breaching his contract.
Along with his friends, Buster Moon is launching a new show. However, he needs to find Clay Calloway, one of the world’s most reclusive rock stars to join them for the opening.
Mike is the star stripper at Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa but also does odd-jobs in the morning to save up enough to start his own business. When he takes young upstart Adam under his wing he also starts falling for Adam’s sister Brooke. However, Adam’s reckless actions soon threaten Mike’s lifestyle and romance.
Thirteen Conversations about One Thing is a drama film which revolves around various individuals, whose paths intersect in a way that eventually affects their lives unexpectedly.
In a small town in Texas, an undertaker named Bernie befriends a wealthy, recently widowed woman named Marjorie. However, when she gets too controlling and possessive, he goes to extreme lengths in order to separate himself from her grasp.
Based on Pete Dexter’s 1995 novel, which in turn was inspired by a true story, the film follows a Miami reporter, who returns to his hometown in Florida to exonerate a death row inmate on the request of his girlfriend. She has fallen in love with the convict after exchanging letter with him without ever meeting him face to face.
When Robin puts out an advertisement, stating that she is searching for a companion to accompany her on a cross country expedition to California, the advertisement is answered by a girl named Jane. They begin their journey, and on their way, they are joined by Holly, Jane’s friend. Soon, all three become close friends.
In order to restore his reputation, Zach goes on a road trip along with his crew in order to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews.
While returning from their prom night, a group of teenagers experience a car crash in the Texas Woods. They have no option but to look for help, and they soon find an old farmhouse. However, they are unaware of the fact that it is home to Leatherface, and his insane family of bloodthirsty psychopaths.
Baker Dill is enjoying his life in Plymouth Island. However, his life turns upside down after Karen, his ex-wife tracks him down and offers him a huge amount of money. In exchange, she begs him to save her and their young son from her abusive but powerful husband, by getting rid of him.
The Dark Tower is an adventure action horror film, which tells the story of Jake, an eleven-year-old boy, who sees haunting visions of a dark tower. Eventually, he meets the tower’s guardian and they unite to stop an evil warlock from destroying the tower and opening the gates of Hell.
Jack Corcoran is a salesman who is excited after learning that his late father has left a huge fortune for him. However, it turns out that the fortune is actually a huge elephant, who used to be part of a traveling circus.
Steve Addington is a soul-searching surfer who is experiencing an existential crisis because there have been no waves coming for more than one month. Because of this, producers try to get him to join a reality show. However, he refuses and decides to try to continue searching for the waves along the coast of California.
Kubo, a one eyed kind boy, lives a modest life narrating stories to his village people and simultaneously tends to his ill mother. However, his peaceful life is disrupted when evil spirits from past appear and wreak havoc. For Kubo, the only way to defeat the evil, is to set out on a journey to find his dad’s unbreakable sword, a magic armour and helmet.
Buster Moon, an impresario koala who owns a struggling theater in the city of Calatonia inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, decides to host a singing competition with a prize of $1,000. However, when his assistant misprints the fliers to inflate the amount hundred times, the optimistic koala struggles to gather the amount as hopeful participants flock to his theater.
Bo Laramie is a rising movie star in Hollywood. Rex Harper, a paparazzo is trying his best to get a provocative photograph of Bo or his wife. He chases Bo and his family one night, which leads to an accident. It injures Bo’s wife badly and his son gets paralyzed. Bo decides to avenge the people responsible for the suffering of his family.
Matthew McConaughey Awards
| Dallas Buyers Club | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | 2014 |
| Dallas Buyers Club | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | 2014 |
| Winner | Favorite Male Action Star | 2006 |
| A Time to Kill | Best Breakthrough Performance | 1997 |
