Matthew McConaughey | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 100% Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)

Lowest Rated: 0% Surfer, Dude (2008)

Birthday: Nov 4, 1969

Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas, USA

A laid-back actor who stood out from Hollywood stereotypes with his down-to-earth charm and fun-loving lifestyle, Matthew McConaughey used his solid work ethic to carve out a robust career marked with a number of quality performances.. McConaughey made his first impression early on as an older guy who hangs out with high school kids in Richard Linklater's stoner comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993), and went on to supporting turns in "Angels in the Outfield" (1994) and "Boys on the Side" (1995). He delivered a hailed performance as a small town deputy in John Sayles' indie drama "Lone Star" (1996), before graduating to large scale studio films like "Amistad" (1997), "Contact" (1997) and "EDtv" (1999). Also in 1999, McConaughey made headlines for his comical arrest for disturbing the peace and possession of cannabis: he was found in his home loudly playing bongos naked late in the night. While accepting the subsequent ridicule, McConaughey starred in one of his more popular films, "The Wedding Planner" (2001), and followed up with a darker turn in the serial killer thriller "Frailty" (2002). After a pair of disappointing showings with "Sahara" (2005) and "We are Marshall" (2008), McConaughey received some of the best notices of his career as "The Lincoln Lawyer" (2011), a film that began a rebound some wags dubbed "the McConnaisance," which culminated in a Best Actor Oscar for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013), a memorable supporting role in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), the lead role in Christopher Nolan's questioning science fiction drama "Interstellar" (2014), and a critically-acclaimed role as a philosophical policeman in the first season of the cable drama "True Detective" (HBO 2014- ). Having navigated the peaks and valleys of his career, McConaughey always exhibited a humility and exuberant spirit that was contagious both on and off screen.

Highest rated movies

100% 96% Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story Watchlist 97% 86% Kubo and the Two Strings Watchlist 97% 80% Mud Watchlist 94% 58% Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Watchlist 93% 90% Dazed and Confused Watchlist 92% 91% Dallas Buyers Club Watchlist 91% 83% Lone Star Watchlist 88% 73% Bernie Watchlist 84% 82% The Lincoln Lawyer Watchlist 83% 71% Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Watchlist

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Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey SING, THE LEAD CAST SHARES THE STAGE WITH THE CHARACTERS THEY PORTRAY, FROM LEFT: SETH MACFARLANE, TORI KELLY, REESE WITHERSPOON, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, TARON EGERTON, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, NICK KROLL, 2016. PH: NORMAN JEAN ROY/© UNIVERSAL PICTURES SING, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, VOICE OF BUSTER MOON, 2016. PH: NORMAN JEAN ROY/© UNIVERSAL PICTURES The View, Barbara Walters (L), Matthew McConaughey (R), 'Season 17', ©ABC The View, Matthew McConaughey, 'Season 17', ©ABC CONTACT, Jodie Foster (top), Matthew McConaughey, 1997, © Warner Brothers CONTACT, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, 1997 CONTACT, Matthew McConaughey, 1997 THE NEWTON BOYS, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Skeet Ulrich, 1998. TM and ©Copyright 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sing: Thriller Buster Moon (Voice) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels Narrator - 2024
100% 96% Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story Narrator - 2022
72% 98% Sing 2 Buster Moon (Voice) $162.7M 2021
75% 84% The Gentlemen Michael Pearson (Character) $36.5M 2019
73% 44% Between Two Ferns: The Movie Self - 2019
58% 42% The Beach Bum Moondog (Character) $3.5M 2019
21% 30% Serenity Baker Dill (Character) $8.5M 2019
57% 50% White Boy Rick Richard Wershe Sr. (Character) $24.0M 2018
15% 44% The Dark Tower Walter (Character) $50.7M 2017
41% 46% Gold Kenny Wells (Character),
Producer
$7.2M 2016
71% 73% Sing Buster Moon (Voice) $270.4M 2016
97% 86% Kubo and the Two Strings Beetle (Voice) $48.0M 2016
94% 58% Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Self - 2016
48% 64% Free State of Jones Newt Knight (Character) $20.8M 2016
17% 44% The Sea of Trees Arthur Brennan (Character) $14.0K 2015
73% 86% Interstellar Cooper (Character) $188.0M 2014
79% 83% The Wolf of Wall Street Mark Hanna (Character) $116.9M 2013
92% 91% Dallas Buyers Club Ron Woodroof (Character) $27.3M 2013
97% 80% Mud Mud (Character) $21.6M 2013
45% 33% The Paperboy Ward Jansen (Character) $628.2K 2012
78% 60% Magic Mike Dallas (Character) $113.7M 2012
80% 61% Killer Joe "Killer" Joe Cooper (Character) $2.0M 2011
88% 73% Bernie Danny Buck (Character) $9.2M 2011
84% 82% The Lincoln Lawyer Mick Haller (Character) $58.0M 2011
28% 40% Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Connor (Character) $52.2M 2009
0% 26% Surfer, Dude Steve Addington (Character) $36.5K 2008
82% 71% Tropic Thunder Rick Peck (Character) $110.4M 2008
11% 48% Fool's Gold Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Character) $70.2M 2008
49% 79% We Are Marshall Jack Lengyel (Character) $43.5M 2006
23% 52% Failure to Launch Tripp (Character) $88.7M 2006
22% 48% Two for the Money Brandon Lang (Character) $22.9M 2005
38% 53% Sahara Dirk Pitt (Character),
Executive Producer
$68.6M 2005
20% 22% Tiptoes Steven Bedalia (Character) - 2003
42% 77% How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Benjamin Barry (Character) $105.8M 2003
42% 49% Reign of Fire Van Zan (Character) $43.1M 2002
75% 78% Frailty Adam Meiks (Character) $13.1M 2002
83% 71% Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Troy (Character) $3.3M 2001
17% 59% The Wedding Planner Steve Edison (Character) $60.4M 2001
68% 62% U-571 Lt. Andrew Tyler (Character) $77.1M 2000
63% 30% EDtv Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny (Character) $22.4M 1999
65% 44% The Newton Boys Willis Newton (Character) $10.3M 1998
68% 79% Contact Palmer Joss (Character) $100.9M 1997
78% 79% Amistad Baldwin (Character) - 1997
11% 30% Larger Than Life Tip Tucker (Character) $8.3M 1996
91% 83% Lone Star Buddy Deeds (Character) $13.1M 1996
67% 85% A Time to Kill Jake Tyler Brigance (Character) $108.7M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scorpion Spring El Rojo (Character) - 1995
16% 18% The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Vilmer Slaughter (Character) $136.3K 1995
73% 68% Boys on the Side Abe (Character) $22.2M 1995
93% 90% Dazed and Confused David Wooderson (Character) $8.0M 1993

TV

Credit
79% 58% True Detective Rust Cohle (Character),
Executive Producer
2014 2024
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014 2016 2018-2021 2023-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2023
64% 76% Agent Elvis Elvis Presley (Voice),
Executive Producer
2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2013-2014 2016 2019-2021
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2016 2018 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thanks a Million Unknown (Character) 2021
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009-2012 2014 2016-2021
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2014 2016 2020
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2009-2010 2020
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Real Time With Bill Maher Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2014 2017-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Ones Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dr. Oz Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cup of Joe Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Karaoke: The Series Music Performer 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Fan Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vice Guide to Film Guest 2016
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 2003 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrated Self 2015
No Score Yet 100% The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2012 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Guest 2013-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2012 2014
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2014
91% 89% Roy McDaniel (Guest Star) 2010 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2005
70% 80% Sex and the City Matthew McConaughey (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet 73% King of the Hill Rad Thibodeaux (Guest Voice) 1999
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