True Grit
AnOscar - nominated actor and producer , as well as an Oscar - winning film writer , Matt Damon has become one of Hollywood ’s most recognizable grimace and most bankable stars . He ’s gained renown for his persona in large - musical scale activity movies and small - scurf dramas alike . Becoming well - known for his accompaniment for an eclectic range of endowment and his tendency to jump between various genre in various types of roles , from supporting characters to cameos .
For your meter reading pleasure , here is the ranking of his ten good motion-picture show according to their vital grade on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes . ( These are feature - distance movies in which Damon stars as a credited character . )
Chasing Amy (87%)
Kevin Smith ’s extremely unconventional romantic comedy come after Ben Affleck ’s schlubbycomic book artistas he fall for a young fair sex who he discovers to be a gay woman . It remains one of Smith ’s most highly order film , just being beaten byClerkson Rotten Tomatoes for the number one spot .
Damon only appears very briefly in the movie as a media Executive grapheme , his cameo making staring sense consider the presence of Affleck and Smith ’s role as a manufacturer on their filmGood Will Hunting , released that same year .
Ford v Ferrari (88%)
James Mangold ’s forthcoming racing movie chronicles the effort of automotive legend Caroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles to finally lead Ford to victory over the rival Ferrari team at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race in France .
Damon plays Shelby and critics have already hailed it as a creative achiever , the Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus praise its “ urbane auto action ” and “ spellbind human dramatic play ” . The movie premiered on August 30th at Telluride Film Festival and is set for a wide theatrical release on November 15th .
The Martian (91%)
Ridley Scott ’s version of Andy Weir ’s bestselling novel of the same name was a massive gang pleaser and a refreshing modification of tone for an progressively black and somber Scott . ( The Martianwould also become one of the prolific film director ’s most extremely tell on film on Rotten Tomatoes as well . )
Damon plays the lead theatrical role , Mark Watney ( an astronautstrandedon Mars after he ’s presumed dead and go away behind ) . Though he ’s part of a large ensemble , Damon impress with his ability to both transmit most of the moving-picture show and keep the drama high without other thespian to interact with .
The Departed (91%)
Martin Scorsese ’s Boston - set crime epos in conclusion deliver the goods the director his belated Best Director Oscar and garner huge praise for its talented roll . The Departedwas an adaptation of the Hong Kong modern law-breaking classicInfernal Affairsand , while not as highly value as the original on the site , it satisfied a large portion of critics and audience .
Damon plays a corrupt police military officer in the movie who ’s stone in a game of computed axial tomography and black eye with Leonardo DiCaprio ’s undercover mob infiltrator .
The Bourne Ultimatum (92%)
The highest - rated entry in the Bourne franchise remains the serial publication ’ crown achievement for many fan . The threequel reteamed Damon ’s unstoppable superspy with director Paul Greengrass from the previous installment , upping the plate and the action .
Still follow up on by his former employers , everyone ’s favourite amnesiac assassin decides to take the combat to them in this volatile coda to Damon ’s original trilogy . After a hiatus , he would return to the dealership with Greengrass in 2016’sJason Bourne .
Ponyo (92%)
Despite not even breaking into the top ten highest - rated plastic film from Japanese animation legendStudio Ghibli , Ponyostill ranks above the vast legal age of enliven film . The studio ’s master music director , Hayao Miyazaki , paints a vivid and original ikon from a very , very loose version of Hans Christian Andersen’sThe Little Mermaid .
In the English - language dub of the movie , Damon appear in a small support use as the loving , but often absent , founding father of the main character and is seen work out at ocean during the events of the story .
Saving Private Ryan (93%)
Though only a part of a much bigger ensemble inSpielberg ’s Oscar - winning war epic , it ’s hard to draw a blank Matt Damon ’s character as his name is in the title .
Inspired by the story of the Niland brother in World War II , the film go through Tom Hanks lead a group of soldier to find the titulary Ryan in Nazi - occupied France and transport him to safety after the deaths of his brothers .
Behind the Candelabra (95%)
Steven Soderbergh ’s Liberace biopic received huge critical plaudits for its brutally honest look inside the life of one of America ’s most excellently closeted performing artist . It was released on HBO in the US but get a theatrical run in the UK , thus straddling both tv set awards and film awards shows . ( It won numerous Emmys and several Golden Globes . )
Damon plays Scott Thorson , upon whose memoir the screenplay is establish , and the movie follow his hard romantic relationship with Liberace ( played by Michael Douglas , who would win both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of the flamboyant piano player with Damon constitute alongside him in both categories ) .
True Grit (96%)
The Coen Brothers ’ adaptationof Charles Portis ’ popular Western novel of the same name proved to be one of the left - field directing duo ’s most mainstream efforts without give any of their trademark quirks . Though name in nine categories , it was not as Oscar - deliver the goods as the original 1969 adaptation starring John Wayne , but the Coens ’ rendering still ranks higher on Rotten Tomatoes .
Damon plays a Texas ranger named LaBoeuf ( pronounced “ LaBeef ” ) and joins Hailee Steinfeld ’s determined vernal girlfriend and Jeff Bridge ’s grizzled sure-enough peace officer as they engage Josh Brolin ’s fugitive from justice across the American West .
Good Will Hunting (97%)
The movie that really made Damon a star and won him his Oscar for screenwriting alongside his longtime cohort Ben Affleck . adept Will Huntingis a unequalled drama about an uncommonly gifted workings - social class humans from Boston who seems afraid to use his intelligence to make a better aliveness for himself .
Full of staggeringly memorable quotes and vista , the motion picture is most remember for its other Oscar - winning scene – the put up performance of the belated great Robin Williams . ( Damon was also nominated for Best Actor that year , along with a emcee of other major nominating speech for the movie , but lost to Jack Nicholson forAs Good as it have . )
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