Matt Damon’s Birthday: 10 greatest films by the superstar that you can’t miss

By News Desk October 10, 2020

Matt Damon, who is one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood according to Forbes turned 50 this week, on 8th October 2020. Debuting at an early age of 18 in 1988’s Mystic Pizza, Damon is a prominent name in Hollywood now. So, on his birthday, we bring you a list of 10 greatest films by the superstar that you can’t miss.

Matt Damon Birthday Special: 10 greatest films by the superstar that you can’t miss

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Directed by James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari is based on real-life events of legendary American car designer Carroll Shelby and racer Ken Miles. They team up to build a race car for Ford Motors that can beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in1966.

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

IMDb: 8.1

The Martian (2015)

The Martian starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott is a screen adaptation of a 2011 novel by Andy Weir. This movie revolves around an astronaut who is left on Mars by his team assuming his to be dead and his journey of survival on the red planet.

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

IMDb: 8.0

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Interstellar (2014)

The mind-twisting sci-fi by Christopher Nolan is another human venture for an alternative home after ruining things on earth. The movie is loaded with scientific complications which distinguish this movie from other films on this recurring theme.

Rotten Tomatoes: 72%

IMDb: 8.6

True Grit (2010)

Coen Brother’s True Grit is a screen adaptation of 1968 novel of the same title by Charles Portis. This film won Academy Award for the Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor in Leading Role and many more.

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

IMDb: 7.6

The Departed (2006)

Directed by the Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese, The Departed is an American crime drama. Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio play ironical roles in the movie who are very similar yet different from each other.

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

IMDb: 8.5

The Bourne Series (2002-2016)

Matt Damon stars in four movies out of the five in the series as Jason Bourne. The series is based on a character created by author Robert Ludlum in ‘The Bourne Trilogy”. The real action stuns instead of CGI in these movies set it apart from any other contemporary action movie series.

The Bourne series includes the following parts-

The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Jason Bourne (2016)

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Ocean’s Eleven is a heist story of Danny Ocean who along with his ten other partners plans to steal from three casinos in LA simultaneously. It was a recreation of 1960 movie by Rat Pack of the same title.

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

IMDb: 7.7

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

The Talented Mr. Ripley is based on a 1955 novel by Patricia Highsmith of the same name. Anthony Minghella who directed and written this movie is a suspense thriller with an outstanding performance of Matt Damon.

Rotten Tomatoes: 83%

IMDb: 7.4

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Steven Spielberg’s American war movie stars Tom Hank and Matt Damon and is set in 1944. The story is about a rescue mission of Private James Ryan whose other three brothers are martyred in action and he is the only one surviving.

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

IMDb: 8.6

Good Will Hunting (1997)

This 1997 American drama is directed by Gus Van Sant and stars young Matt Damon as Will Hunting. Playing an MIT janitor, who is blessed with a great mind, is helped by a psychologist to find his direction in life.