Here are the 5 Best Matt Damon Movies

With Ford v Ferrari now in theaters, what do you think are the best Matt Damon movies? Here are my five favorites.

Brian Rowe
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Matt Damon (born in 1970) is one of our finest actors. Year after year and movie after movie he continues to churn out interesting, nuanced, emotionally complex performances, no matter what genre the movie may be.

With Ford v Ferrari opening this weekend, let’s look back at the five best movies Matt Damon has appeared in…

5. The Departed (2006)

Matt Damon has worked with the best directors in the business. Paul Greengrass, Clint Eastwood, Gus Van Sant, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Anthony Minghella, Steven Soderbergh, and lots more. In 2006 he teamed up with Martin Scorsese in the hugely successful The Departed, which finally earned Scorsese his Oscar. While the movie isn’t quite as successful as Goodfellas or Raging Bull, the movie has plenty of surprises and fine moments, and a great lead role for Damon.

4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Featuring one of Damon’s most courageous and dark performances, The Talented Mr. Ripley is a fine piece of filmmaking, one that features exotic locations, big twists and turns, and an…

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