40 Best Matthew McConaughey Movies Ranked (and Where to Watch Them All)

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Matthew McConaughey’s impressive career has spanned over three decades of stoner comedies, tragic dramas and all that’s in between. Check out our guide which lists 40 of his best movies and find out where to stream them on platforms like Prime Video, Netflix, Max and more!

The Academy Award winner’s breakthrough role in 1993’s Dazed and Confused continues to be quoted relentlessly over 30 years since its initial release. Following supporting roles in such films as Angels in the Outfield and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, McConaughey’s first experience with truly leading a film came with the legal drama, A Time to Kill, in 1996 where he portrayed defense attorney Jake Brigance alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Sandra Bullock. His success continued in such titles as Contact in 1997 and in the Steven Spielberg-directed historical drama, Amistad, which saw McConaughey portray real-life American politician Roger Sherman Baldwin. He concluded the 1990s starring in Ron Howard’s satirical comedy EDtv which ushered in a new reign of McConaughey headlining romantic-comedies throughout the 2000s. 

In a span of a decade, Matthew McConaughey starred in a number of popular rom-coms including The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Fool’s Gold and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. His brief appearance as Rick Peck in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder also worked to further demonstrate his comedic prowess. Although he was considered to strictly be a romantic lead during this time, he also appeared in other films that allowed him to further explore his dramatic capabilities as seen in Frailty, Two for the Money and We Are Marshall. After being on a two year hiatus between 2009 and 2011, McConaughey returned to Hollywood with The Lincoln Lawyer thus beginning the era dubbed “The McConaissance.” 

Following The Lincoln Lawyer, he starred in a slew of dramatic roles which received immense critical acclaim including Killer Joe, Mud, Magic Mike and 2013’s Dallas Buyers Club which earned Matthew McConaughey the Oscar for Best Actor. That same year he cameoed in the Martin Scorsese-directed, The Wolf of Wall Street, and the following year, he starred in the Christopher Nolan epic sci-fi film, Interstellar. Since then, he’s appeared in such titles as Free State of Jones, Gold, The Dark Tower, White Boy Rick and The Gentlemen. He’s also lent his voice to a number of projects including 2016’s Kubo and the Two Strings, Sing and its sequel in 2021.

Where can I watch the best Matthew McConaughey movies online?

Here are 40 Matthew McConaughey movies ranked and where to stream them in the United States!

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  1. Interstellar

    Interstellar

    2014

    #1

    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.

  2. The Wolf of Wall Street

    #2

    A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

  3. Dallas Buyers Club

    Dallas Buyers Club

    2013

    #3

    Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

  4. Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

    1993

    #4

    The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.

  5. Kubo and the Two Strings

    #5

    Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

  6. Killer Joe

    Killer Joe

    2012

    #6

    A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.

  7. Mud

    Mud

    2013

    #7

    Two boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and form a pact to help him reunite with his lover and escape.

  8. Magic Mike

    Magic Mike

    2012

    #8

    Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

  9. A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

    1996

    #9

    A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

  10. Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

    2008

    #10

    A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

  11. Contact

    Contact

    1997

    #11

    A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

  12. The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

    2011

    #12

    A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.

  13. Bernie

    Bernie

    2012

    #13

    In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

  14. The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen

    2020

    #14

    American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

  15. Amistad

    Amistad

    1997

    #15

    In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

  16. We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

    2006

    #16

    When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

  17. Angels in the Outfield

    #17

    Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.

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  18. The Wedding Planner

    #18

    San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.

  19. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    #19

    It’s the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking - and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

  20. EDtv

    EDtv

    1999

    #20

    Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.