Want to know the best Matthew McConaughey movies? How about the worst Matthew McConaughey movies? Curious about Matthew McConaughey’s box office grosses or which Matthew McConaughey movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Matthew McConaughey movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place …. because we have all of that information.
As I was working on my latest page, Best Movies of 1946 and I got into a conversation about my latest page subject with one of my children (my 21 year old daughter). When I told her my latest subject, I could tell she had no interest what so ever in movies made 48 years before she was born. So figuring she has to represent a decent percentage of my readers, I figured I would publish a current page to go with my 1946 page. So I grabbed my handy dandy movie notebook and checked out some of my requests over the last 9 months. So the winner from the requests was Mr. Matthew McConaughey.
Matthew McConaughey (1969-) is an American actor who began his acting career in 1991. After appearing in supporting roles in movies like 1993’s Dazed and Confused, 1994’s Angels in the Outfield and 1996’s Lone Star, he got his first big break by getting the lead role in 1996’s A Time To Kill. Since the success of A Time To Kill, McConaughey has become one of the more recognizable leading men working in movies today. He has appeared in romantic comedies, action films, Oscar® winning dramas and even some horror films. Our personal Top 3 McConaughey movies are Reign of Fire (2002), We Are Marshall (2006) and Interstellar (2014).
Matthew McConaughey has 60 IMDb acting credits from 1992-2017. In the following table we ranked 40 Matthew McConauhey movies in six sortable columns of information in the following table. Cameos, television appearances, shorts and direct to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Matthew McConaughey Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2014
Interstellar (2014)
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Cameo
NP
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
2016
Sing (2016)
Voice Only
2008
Tropic Thunder (2008)
2021
Sing 2 (2021)
Voice Only
1997
Contact (1997)
1996
A Time to Kill (1996)
2012
Magic Mike (2012)
2000
U-571 (2000)
2013
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Win
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
1997
Amistad (1997)
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
1996
Lone Star (1996)
2012
Mud (2012)
1993
Dazed and Confused (1993)
2020
The Gentlemen (2020)
2006
Failure to Launch (2006)
1995
Boys on the Side (1995)
1994
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
2005
Sahara (2005)
2011
Bernie (2011)
2006
We Are Marshall (2006)
2001
Frailty (2001)
2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
1999
EDtv (1999)
2002
Reign of Fire (2002)
2011
Killer Joe (2011)
2001
The Wedding Planner (2001)
2018
White Boy Rick (2018)
2016
Free State of Jones (2016)
1998
The Newton Boys (1998)
2017
The Dark Tower (2017)
2008
Fool's Gold (2008)
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Netflix
2016
Gold (2016)
2005
Two for the Money (2005)
2019
The Beach Bum (2019)
2012
The Paperboy (2012)
1996
Glory Daze (1996)
2019
Serenity (2019)
2003
Tiptoes (2003)
2015
The Sea of Trees (2015)
1996
Larger Than Life (1996)
1993
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
2008
Surfer, Dude (2008)
1995
Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
Matthew McConaughey Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort by the co-star of the Matthew McConaughey movie
- Sort Matthew McConaughey movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Matthew McConaughey movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Matthew McConaughey movies by critic reviews and audiences voting. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Matthew McConaughey movie received.
- Sort Matthew McConaughey movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Interstellar (2014) | Anne Hathaway & Michael Caine |
188.00 | 248.1 | 890.8 | 16 | 81 | 05 / 01 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Cameo |
Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman |
636.70 | 636.7 | 1,337.8 | 2 | 79 | 00 / 00 | NP | 97.2 |
| 2 | The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Directed by Martin Scorsese |
116.90 | 155.0 | 519.8 | 28 | 83 | 05 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | Sing (2016) Voice Only |
Scarlett Johansson & Reese Witherspoon |
270.30 | 336.9 | 790.5 | 10 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 6 | Tropic Thunder (2008) | Ben Stiller & Robert Downey Jr. |
110.50 | 165.9 | 282.4 | 24 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 7 | Sing 2 (2021) Voice Only |
Reese Witherspoon | 162.50 | 172.2 | 428.0 | 7 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 7 | Contact (1997) | Jodie Foster & Directed by Robert Zemeckis |
100.90 | 237.0 | 401.9 | 15 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 8 | A Time to Kill (1996) | Samuel L. Jackson & Sandra Bullock |
108.80 | 265.3 | 371.4 | 10 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 8 | Magic Mike (2012) | Channing Tatum | 113.70 | 154.0 | 226.5 | 28 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 9 | U-571 (2000) | Bill Paxton | 77.10 | 154.2 | 255.3 | 28 | 67 | 02 / 01 | 91.2 | |
| 10 | Dallas Buyers Club (2013) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
Jared Leto | 27.30 | 36.2 | 73.2 | 95 | 87 | 06 / 03 | 89.1 | |
| 10 | Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) | Charlize Theron | 48.00 | 59.8 | 87.1 | 69 | 91 | 02 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 12 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) | Kate Hudson | 105.80 | 189.2 | 317.1 | 24 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 14 | Amistad (1997) | Anthony Hopkins & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
44.20 | 103.9 | 153.4 | 48 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 13 | The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | Marisa Tomei | 58.00 | 78.9 | 102.0 | 58 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 15 | Lone Star (1996) | Frances McDormand | 12.40 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 114 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 16 | Mud (2012) | Reese Witherspoon | 21.60 | 29.2 | 44.2 | 103 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 17 | Dazed and Confused (1993) | Milla Jovovich & Ben Affleck |
8.00 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 119 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 18 | The Gentlemen (2020) | Hugh Grant & Colin Farrell |
36.30 | 42.6 | 131.5 | 12 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 19 | Failure to Launch (2006) | Bradley Cooper | 88.70 | 145.3 | 210.4 | 22 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 21 | Boys on the Side (1995) | Drew Barrymore | 23.40 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 74 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 23 | Angels in the Outfield (1994) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Baseball Movies |
50.20 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 26 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 24 | Sahara (2005) | Steve Zahn | 68.70 | 115.7 | 200.9 | 36 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 24 | Bernie (2011) | Shirley MacLaine & Jack Black |
9.20 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 145 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 25 | We Are Marshall (2006) | Matthew Fox & Football Movies |
43.50 | 71.3 | 71.3 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 24 | Frailty (2001) | Bill Paxton & Matthew McConaughey |
13.10 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 26 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) | John Turturro | 3.30 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 167 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 27 | EDtv (1999) | Woody Harrelson & Directed by Ron Howard |
22.40 | 47.8 | 75.1 | 81 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 29 | Reign of Fire (2002) | Christian Bale & Gerard Butler |
43.10 | 80.0 | 152.7 | 56 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 28 | Killer Joe (2011) | Emile Hirsch | 2.00 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 175 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 33 | The Wedding Planner (2001) | Jennifer Lopez | 60.40 | 115.2 | 180.7 | 39 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 30 | White Boy Rick (2018) | Taylour Paige & Bruce Dern |
24.00 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 97 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 33 | Free State of Jones (2016) | Keri Russell | 20.80 | 25.9 | 31.2 | 109 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 32 | The Newton Boys (1998) | Ethan Hawke | 10.50 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 115 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 34 | The Dark Tower (2017) | Stephen King | 50.70 | 60.9 | 134.3 | 55 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 37 | Fool's Gold (2008) | Kate Hudson & Kevin Hart |
70.20 | 105.4 | 167.0 | 46 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 36 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | Michael Douglas & Emma Stone |
55.30 | 79.4 | 146.9 | 56 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 38 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) Netflix |
Paul Rudd & Zach Galifianakis |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 304 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 38 | Gold (2016) | Bryce Dallas Howard | 7.20 | 9.0 | 15.2 | 153 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 39 | Two for the Money (2005) | Al Pacino & Football Movies |
23.00 | 38.7 | 51.4 | 111 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 40 | The Beach Bum (2019) | Zac Efron | 3.50 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 151 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 41 | The Paperboy (2012) | Nicole Kidman & John Cusack |
0.70 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 207 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 42 | Glory Daze (1996) | Ben Affleck & Sam Rockwell |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 254 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 44 | Serenity (2019) | Anne Hathaway | 8.50 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 125 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 43 | Tiptoes (2003) | Gary Oldman & Kate Beckinsale |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 283 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 44 | The Sea of Trees (2015) | Naomi Watts | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 349 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 3.9 | |
| 46 | Larger Than Life (1996) | Bill Murray | 8.30 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 136 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 3.1 | |
| 47 | My Boyfriend's Back (1993) | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 3.30 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 151 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 48 | Surfer, Dude (2008) | Woody Harrelson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 315 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 | |
| 49 | Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) | Renee Zellweger | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 263 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 0.2 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Matthew McConaughey Table
1. Eleven Matthew McConaughey movies crossed the magical $100 million mark. That is a percentage of 27.50% of his movies listed. Sing (2016) is currently his biggest box office hit when looking at adjusted domestic box office grosses.
2. An average Matthew McConaughey movie grosses $65.00 million in adjusted box office gross.
3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 22 Matthew McConaughey movies are rated as good movies…or 55.00% of his movies. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) is his highest rated movie while Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) is his lowest rated movie.
4. Eight Matthew McConaughey movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 20.00% of his movies.
5. Three Matthew McConaughey movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 7.50% of his movies.
6. An average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00. 16 Matthew McConaughey movies scored higher that average….or 34.28% of his movies. Interstellar (2014) got the the highest UMR Score while Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) got the lowest UMR Score.
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He’s so iconic and yet I’ve only really have seen his rom-coms. But I think he’s great at what he does. Great page!
Thanks for stopping by Alecia. I do not think he is one of my favorites but I have seen almost all of his movies….not sure if I will ever see Magic Mike though….but his next movie looks like a movie I would like….it is called Killer Joe.
Great article. I’m gladdened it popped onto the rolling screen at home plate. I like how the comparison / contrast is used with Paul Newman. I would never have made that inference without your diligent work. It does have an interesting conclusion to it too.
I’ll have to say my favorites being closest to heart is We Are Marshall since I use to walk that campus every week. The food was OK, and the girls were all good lookers, being I was near 12 – 13. My dad was sent to Nam and we moved late ’68. I attended the college fellowship at the church on the campus edge and always wondered if I knew anyone.
The one that rings true to family is Angels in the Outfield, although more of an introduction. A time to kill I believe was his best drama film. Very poignant of those turbulent days.
Well, I thank you Cogerson and the wizards of HP to bring this to me today. I have to dash to work now. Say hello to the little one. Oh yeah, if she wants to sell her smile I’m in the market for smiles these days. I’m going to sell ’em on eBay. I told Simone about knowing if you are in love in a hub. That gave me an idea to buy a bunch of Gerber jars and label them Love with a note – Open in case of emergency
Hey tsmog….thanks for the visit and the comment. Glad you liked my Newman/McConaghey comparison….I think I am one of the few people that even remember that he was called the next Newman.
That is cool that you are so familiar with Marshall….that is also one of my favorite football movies….as for your Gerber jars idea….sounds like a winner to me….I look forward to seeing that very soon….lol.
Lol, drama is where its at. Keeps me entertained. I agree about the guy from Bladerunner. The adjusted box offices may be a handful, but I am sure you will enjoy it.
Thanks for the support BryRog57. Luckily Debbie’s computer skills will come in handy when 2011 average ticket prices are calculated. I am glad you see my point about Hauer and Newman.
Bryan-Oh, I’m always full of drama. Comes from being the daughter of retired professional musicians. Artists are dramatic people
Hey Flora….well I like dramatic people….so you can cause drama on any of my pages…and I will always be greatly appreciative.
WHoa, comments are full of drama, craziness, but stimulating. I agree that Mr. Matthew is nowhere close to Paul Newman status. But I really do enjoy his movies and Reign of Fire is one of my favorites, crazy American with an axe, too funny. Well as for me I think I can appreciate what the “older” actors have done, but I still like to keep up with the current ones.
Hey Bryan…well it is a movie page…you have to expect some drama every now and then….as for Matthew McConaughey being compared to Newman…that comparison was during the press for A Time To Kill…I have not heard ever again….but I remember the comment….so we still look for the new Newman. I always thought Rutger Hauer(Bladerunner/Hobo With A Shotgun) looked liked Newman. Thanks for your thoughts on the classic actors and the current actors…I will keep both coming. I will update to 2012 adjusted gross when the average ticket price for the year comes out…last year it came out in mid-January…talk about lots of work to update all of these hubs. Thanks for the comments…and once again…Happy Veteran’s Day….grandma told me you had the whole day mapped out to get free food….you have earned that…and remember no matter how cold it gets in Alaska it is much better than how hot you got in Baghdad.