The Best Matthew McConaughey Movies, Ranked
63 credits from 1993 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) comes out on top with a score of 96. The biggest box office hit is The Batman (2022) with $772M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Matthew McConaughey Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Matthew McConaughey is credited on. The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) leads with 96, followed by The Gentlemen (2019) at 89. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 96 The Rivals of Amziah King 2025 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 89 The Gentlemen 2019 · Crime -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Batman 2022 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Sing 2 2021 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Lost Bus 2025 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Sing: Thriller 2024 · Family -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 The Gentlemen 2020 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 White Boy Rick 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Between Two Ferns: The Movie 2019 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 The Beach Bum 2019 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Serenity 2019 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Matthew McConaughey Box Office Hits
Matthew McConaughey's films have made $4.78B worldwide in total. The Batman (2022) is the biggest hit at $772M, ahead of Interstellar (2014) ($759M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Batman 2022 · Action $772M $369M dom.
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Interstellar 2014 · Action $759M $203M dom. - 3
Sing 2016 · Drama $634M $271M dom. - 4 Sing 2 2021 · Adventure $408M $163M dom.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 · Comedy $178M $106M dom. - 6
Contact 1997 · Sci-Fi $171M $101M dom. - 7
Magic Mike 2012 · Biography $167M $114M dom. - 8
A Time to Kill 1996 · Drama $152M $109M dom. - 9
Failure to Launch 2006 · Comedy $130M $88.7M dom. - 10
U-571 2000 · Action $128M $77.1M dom.
The Best Matthew McConaughey Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Matthew McConaughey has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and White Boy Rick (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films White Boy Rick 2018 · as Richard Wershe Sr. Movie Echo Score: 58
- Comedy 10 films Between Two Ferns: The Movie 2019 · as Matthew McConaughey Movie Echo Score: 57
- Action 7 films The Batman 2022 Movie Echo Score: 84
- Adventure 4 films Sing 2 2021 · as Buster Moon Movie Echo Score: 80
- Biography 3 films The Lost Bus 2025 · as Kevin McKay Movie Echo Score: 71
- Thriller 3 films The Rivals of Amziah King 2025 · as Amziah King Movie Echo Score: 96
- Sci-Fi 3 films Serenity 2019 · as Baker Dill Movie Echo Score: 40
- Crime 2 films The Gentlemen 2019 · as Michael Pearson Movie Echo Score: 89
- Family 1 film Sing: Thriller 2024 · as Buster Moon (voice) Movie Echo Score: 70
The Best Matthew McConaughey Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Matthew McConaughey's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Matthew McConaughey Movies
Matthew McConaughey's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) leads with 11 wins from 16 nominations.
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Awards: 11 wins Dallas Buyers Club 2013 · 16 nominations - Awards: 5 wins Interstellar 2014 · 21 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Batman 2022 · 24 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Amistad 1997 · 11 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Killer Joe 2012 · 3 nominations - Awards: 1 win Contact 1997 · 4 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Magic Mike 2012 · 3 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 · 6 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Mud 2013 · 3 nominations - Awards: 1 win U-571 2000 · 2 nominations
The Latest Matthew McConaughey Movies
The most recent films Matthew McConaughey is credited on, newest first — starting with The Rivals of Amziah King (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Rivals of Amziah King 2026 · Amziah King - The Lost Bus 2025 · Kevin McKay
- The Rivals of Amziah King 2025 · Amziah King
- Sing: Thriller 2024 · Buster Moon (voice)
- The Batman 2022 · Action
- Sing 2 2021 · Buster Moon
- The Gentlemen 2020 · Michael Pearson
- The Gentlemen 2019 · Michael Pearson
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie 2019 · Matthew McConaughey
- The Beach Bum 2019 · Moondog
- Serenity 2019 · Baker Dill
- White Boy Rick 2018 · Richard Wershe Sr.
The Best Matthew McConaughey Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Matthew McConaughey films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Matthew McConaughey movie?
The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) is the best-rated Matthew McConaughey film, with a Movie Echo Score of 96, ahead of The Gentlemen (2019) (89) and The Batman (2022) (84). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Rivals of Amziah King: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Matthew McConaughey movie?
The Batman (2022) made the most at the box office, with $772M worldwide, followed by Interstellar (2014) with $759M. Together, Matthew McConaughey's films with box office figures have made $4.78B.
Which Matthew McConaughey movie won the most awards?
Dallas Buyers Club (2013) is the most decorated Matthew McConaughey film, with 11 wins from 16 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Matthew McConaughey drama movie?
White Boy Rick (2018) is the best-rated of Matthew McConaughey's drama films, with a score of 58. In other genres: Between Two Ferns: The Movie (comedy), The Batman (action) and Sing 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Matthew McConaughey movie?
The newest film on Matthew McConaughey's filmography is The Rivals of Amziah King (2026), with Matthew McConaughey as Amziah King.
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