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Tag Archives: Matthew McConaughey
Dazed and Confused (1993) Richard Linklater, Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey
It’s the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. Read More »
Bernie (2011) Richard Linklater, Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. Read More »
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) Jill Sprecher, Alan Arkin, John Turturro, Matthew McConaughey
A physics professor approaching middle age decides to change his life with unexpected results. Read More »
U-571 (2000) Jonathan Mostow, Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Action, War
In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazi’s have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. Read More »
Contact (1997) Robert Zemeckis, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father.
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Larger Than Life (1996) Howard Franklin, Bill Murray, Matthew McConaughey, Jerry Adler, Comedy, Family
Motovational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a “huge” inheritance.
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