Downsizing (2017)
Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi
A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
Starring: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris
Director: Alexander Payne
Downsizing (2017)
Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi
A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
Starring: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris
Director: Alexander Payne
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Suburbicon (2017)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Starring: Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Julianne Moore
Director: George Clooney
Suburbicon (2017)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Starring: Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Julianne Moore
Director: George Clooney
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The Great Wall (2016)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Starring: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Tian Jing, Numan Acar
Director: Yimou Zhang
The 89th Annual Academy Awards 2017 (TV 2017)
Awards
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time. The stage set was designed by Derek McLane. In related events, the Academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2016. On February 11, 2017, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann. Moonlight won three awards, including Best Picture, and La La Land won the most awards of the ceremony with six after receiving a record-tying 14 nominations. La La Land was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture, before Moonlight was clarified to be the winner. Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each. Winners with one award include Arrival, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fences, The Jungle Book, O.J.: Made in America, Piper, The Salesman, Sing, Suicide Squad, The White Helmets, and Zootopia.
Starring: Jimmy Kimmel, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Riz Ahmed, Jennifer Aniston, Colleen Atwood, Javier Bardem, Jason Bateman, Warren Beatty, Jackie Chan, Gary Cole, Chris Columbus, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Robert De Niro
Jason Bourne (2016)
Action | Thriller
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Starring: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Ato Essandoh
Director: Paul Greengrass
Dogma (1999)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Two mischievous angels who were kicked out of heaven, have figured out a way to get back in. Restoring ones soul by entering a new church is a part of the Catholic Dogma, and by restoring their souls, the angels could reenter heaven thus revealing a loophole. But their plan would prove God's imperfection thus erasing everything God had ever created. Jesus' last descendant is enlisted by Rufus, the unknown 13th Apostle to stop the fugitive angels. Along the way, she is aided by two prophets, Jay and Silent Bob
Starring: Ben Affleck, George Carlin, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee
Director: Kevin Smith
The Rainmaker (1997)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Based on John Grisham's thrilling bestseller, this riveting courtroom drama is Coppola's "best and sharpest film in years" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times). Matt Damon turns in an exhilarating performance as Rudy Baylor, a rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case. Opposing him is an army of seasoned legal sharks led by Jon Voight. On Rudy's side is Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito), a feisty "paralawyer" who specializes in flunking the bar exam. Rudy's chances are slim to none – until he uncovers a trail of corruption and deceit that might lead him to the one thing that could win the case… the truth.
Starring: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Mary Kay Place, Danny Glover
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Martian (2015)
Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
An astronaut, left behind, uses his experience and knowledge to continue his existence on an alien planet in the hopes that one day he will be rescued.
Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean
Director: Ridley Scott
The Martian (2015)
Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
An astronaut, left behind, uses his experience and knowledge to continue his existence on an alien planet in the hopes that one day he will be rescued.
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Mackenzie Davis
Director: Ridley Scott
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All the Pretty Horses (2000)
Drama | Romance | Western
Always wanting to live the cowboy lifestyle, young John Grady (Matt Damon) sets off for a Hacienda in Mexico. While there, John enters into a passionate romance with the spellbinding Alejandra (Penelope Cruz), much to the displeasure of her powerful father. Doomed from the start, their illicit affair will culminate in murder and betrayal and young John will have to confront the ultimate test of inner strength and resilience.
Starring: Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Rubén Blades, Robert Patrick
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
School Ties (1992)
Drama
A Jewish boy goes to an elite prep school in the 1950's and hides his religion until a jealous bigot forces it out in the open.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Ben Affleck, Cole Hauser
Director: Robert Mandel
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Drama | Fantasy | Sport
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.
Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, Lane Smith, Harve Presnell
Director: Robert Redford
The Zero Theorem (2013)
Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry
Director: Terry Gilliam
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Ponyo / Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish – she has all the magic of the sea at her disposal. But when five-year-old Sosuke finds her near his seaside home, a special connection sparks between the two children, and Ponyo becomes determined to become human.
Starring: Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Jôji Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yûki Amami, Kazushige Nagashima, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
The Monuments Men (2014)
Biography | Drama | War
In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.
Starring: Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville
Director: George Clooney
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Romance | Western
Join Spirit, a wild young mustang, as he sets out on an action-packed quest against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. In his courageous and thrilling journey across the majestic wilderness of the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a young Lakota brave, outwits a relentless squadron of soldiers, and falls for a beautiful paint mare named Rain.
Starring: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi, Chopper Bernet, Jeff LeBeau
Director: Kelly Asbury
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Debbie Reynolds
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Elysium (2013)
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura
Director: Neill Blomkamp
