Films starring Matt Damon

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

By David Jenkins

This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the “father of the the atomic bomb” is a contender for Christopher Nolan’s best film.

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Air

By Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck returns to the director's chair, fictionalising the fascinating story of how an iconic shoe was born.

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The Last Duel

By Rafa Sales Ross

Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in Ridley Scott’s blunt-edged tale of masculinity and betrayal in the 14th century.

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Stillwater

By Hannah Strong

Matt Damon fights for his daughter’s freedom in Tom McCarthy’s turgid drama based on the murder of Meredith Kercher.

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Le Mans ’66

By David Jenkins

The might of Ford takes on the magic of Ferrari in this full-throttle motoring drama from James Mangold.

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Downsizing

By Trevor Johnston

Matt Damon gets miniature in writer/director Alexander Payne’s daffy sci-fi parable.

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Suburbicon

By Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

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Jason Bourne

By Manuela Lazic

Matt Damon’s black ops action man returns in a sequel primed for our social media-obsessed times. Uh-oh…

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The Martian

By David Jenkins

Matt Damon cracks wise on Mars in Ridley Scott’s rose-tinted paean to human endeavour.

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The Monuments Men

By Adam Woodward

George Clooney socks it to the Nazis in this rambling adventure yarn with an all-star cast.

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Elysium

By Adam Woodward

Matt Damon suits up for Neill Blomkamp’s high-tech celestial epic. But we’re left wanting more.

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We Bought a Zoo

By Dan Stewart

The type of old-fashioned family entertainment that Generation Xers would’ve tossed their stale bong water at.

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Margaret

By Ashley Clark

Anna Paquin is on career-best form in this important post-9/11 movie with its own troubled mythology.

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True Grit

By Adam Woodward

Newcomer Hailee Steinfeld steals the show from right under Jeff Bridges’ nose in the Coens’ deliciously salty western.

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Ponyo

By Anton Bitel

At its heart, Ponyo is a film about a global catastrophe, but the apocalypse has seldom seemed so joyous or tender.

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