Matt Damon – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 4, 2026

Matt Damon’s best films range from the espionage of the Bourne series to the emotional resonance of Good Will Hunting. Good Will Hunting makes him an MIT janitor with a genius intellect, The Bourne Identity plays an amnesiac assassin, Saving Private Ryan has a paratrooper whose brothers have died in the war, and The Martian strands an astronaut on Mars. Ocean’s Eleven, The Departed, Interstellar, Ford v Ferrari, Invictus and Elysium round out the list.

Good Will Hunting (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 71

A brilliant but troubled janitor with a gift for mathematics is guided by a therapist towards self-acceptance.

"You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to." - Good Will Hunting

Directed by Gus Van Sant · 2h 07m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars25 wins & 61 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bourne Identity (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 84% Metacritic 68

An amnesiac trained killer tries to piece together who he used to work for.

"I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself." - The Bourne Identity

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 94% Metacritic 91

A squad of soldiers is sent behind enemy lines to bring home a paratrooper whose brothers have all been killed.

"Earn this." - Saving Private Ryan

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 49m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars79 wins & 75 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Martian (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 80

An astronaut stranded on Mars has to engineer his own survival with almost nothing.

"I'm going to have to science the shit out of this." - The Martian

Directed by Ridley Scott · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 7 Oscars40 wins & 199 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ocean's Eleven (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 83% Metacritic 74

A crew of con artists plans an elaborate simultaneous heist of three Las Vegas casinos.

"You're either in or you're out. Right now." - Ocean's Eleven

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 56m · Rated PG-13

4 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Departed (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 91% Metacritic 85

A remake that somehow out-tenses its own already tense source material.

"I'm not a product of my environment. My environment is a product of me." - The Departed

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 31m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars100 wins & 141 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Interstellar (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 73% Metacritic 74

A pilot leaves his children behind on a dying Earth to search the stars for humanity's next home.

"I've waited years." - Interstellar

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 49m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar45 wins & 148 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 81

An American car designer and a fearless driver build a race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.

"We're lighter, we're faster, and that don't work, we're nastier." - Ford v Ferrari

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 33m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars26 wins & 86 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Invictus (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Nelson Mandela uses the Rugby World Cup to try to unite a still-divided post-apartheid South Africa.

"This is a time to build our nation using every single brick available to us." - Invictus

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Elysium (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A dying factory worker fights to reach an exclusive orbital habitat reserved for the wealthy elite.

"We're going to break into the most heavily guarded place in the universe." - Elysium

Directed by Neill Blomkamp · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Matt Damon – 10 Best Movies

Good Will Hunting (1997)

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

The Martian (2015)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

The Departed (2006)

Interstellar (2014)

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Invictus (2009)

Elysium (2013)

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