Matt Damon had already established himself as an actor to watch before his breakthrough with Good Will Hunting, demonstrating his versatility as a hulking military medic in Courage Under Fire and a determined law school grad in The Rainmaker. But, in order to take creative control of his own career, he and his co-writer Ben Affleck wrote Good Will Hunting, which earned them both an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and an acting nomination for Damon. Here is the list. Read below to know more.
1. Good Will Hunting (1997):Â
Gus Van Sant directed this enjoyable drama written by Damon and Ben Affleck, whose screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award. It revolves around a troubled yet smart young Boston man who becomes a depressive therapist’s client (Robin Williams, who also won an Oscar).
2. The Martian (2015):Â
Thanks to a witty storyline and Damon’s magnetic performance, Ridley Scott’s crowd-pleasing space adventure starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars delivers on just about every level you desire from a Hollywood production like this.
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999):Â
The unsettling performance of Matt Damon as a psychopathic American transplant conning his way through Italy in Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel will still give you the chills.
4. Ocean’s Eleven (2001):Â
Damon, along with George Clooney and Brad Pitt, played enthusiastic but inexperienced thief Linus Caldwell in Steven Soderbergh’s heist trilogy, the first of which we consider to be the greatest.
5. The Bourne Identity (2002):Â
It’s difficult to choose between the first three films in this trilogy about a deadly assassin who has amnesia and is trying to reclaim his memories. ‘identity,’ ‘Supremacy,’ and ‘Ultimatum’ all have something unique to offer, with Damon surprisingly cementing his status as an action star, but we’ll go with Doug Liman’s origin narrative, which gave the actor yet another adored 14-year franchise.
