List of the best Matthew Broderick movies: Glory(1989), Ferris Bueller's Day Off(1986), Election(1999), WarGames(1983), Project X(1987), The Night We Never Met(1993), The Last Shot(2004), Diminished Capacity(2008), Out on a Limb(1992), Godzilla(1998), Dirty Weekend(2015), Infinity(1996) ... ...
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Comedy
USA
1986
103 Minutes
Ferris Bueller
Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara Jennifer Grey Jeffrey Jones Edie McClurg Lyman Ward Cindy Pickett Charlie Sheen Ben Stein Del Close
teenager best friend girlfriend principal sister amusing charming chicago family home restaurant school rebellion siblings scams school escape rivalry 1980s
A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.
Comedy
USA
1999
103 Minutes
James T. 'Jim' McAllister
Matthew Broderick Reese Witherspoon Chris Klein Jessica Campbell Mark Harelik Phil Reeves Molly Hagan Delaney Driscoll Colleen Camp Frankie Ingrassia Matt Malloy
teacher student wife football player sister witty emotional high school omaha new york city campaigning ethics adultery teen angst rivalry revenge quest forbidden love 1990s
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
1983
113 Minutes
David Lightman
Matthew Broderick Dabney Coleman Ally Sheedy John Wood Barry Corbin Juanin Clay Kent Williams Dennis Lipscomb Joe Dorsey Irving Metzman
hacker girlfriend friend doctor programmer military officer tense thrilling seattle household cheyenne mountain facility oregon island supercomputer world war iii video games nuclear attack high school responsibility
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
108 Minutes
Jimmy Garrett
Matthew Broderick Helen Hunt William Sadler Johnny Ray McGhee Jonathan Stark Robin Gammell Stephen Lang Jean Smart Dick Miller
pilot graduate student chimpanzee scientist military officer engaging heartwarming suspenseful everglades air force base airplane animal cruelty radiation scientific experiments military secrets animal rights research discovery rescue rivalry
An Air Force pilot joins a top secret military experiment involving chimps, but begins to suspect there might be something more to the mysterious "Project X".
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
Sam Lester
Matthew Broderick Annabella Sciorra Kevin Anderson Jeanne Tripplehorn Justine Bateman Michael Mantell Christine Baranski Brooke Smith
chef painter roommate fiancé yuppie amusing witty quirky apartment new york city mistaken identity sharing adultery living together unlikely romance love rivalry 1990s
Brian, painter Ellen and chef Sam timeshare an apartment on different days. A shift on Mon/Wednesdays causes mistaken identity as Ellen and Sam have never met but leave notes, food etc. behind for each other.
Comedy
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Steven Schats
Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Toni Collette Tony Shalhoub Calista Flockhart Tim Blake Nelson Ray Liotta James Rebhorn Buck Henry Ian Gomez Troy Winbush
fbi agent director gangster brother girlfriend mafia boss madcap cheeky providence, r.i. movie set hollywood, calif. working undercover show business aspirations sting filmmaking crime transformation quest underdog
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
Romance
USA
2008
87 Minutes
Cooper
Matthew Broderick Alan Alda Virginia Madsen Louis C.K. Jimmy Bennett Dylan Baker Bobby Cannavale Jim True-Frost
editor old flame uncle charming endearing emotional chicago missouri small town family home alzheimer's disease memory loss family romance discovery escape 2000s
A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's-impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.
Comedy
USA
1992
82 Minutes
Bill Campbell
Matthew Broderick Jeffrey Jones Heidi Kling John C. Reilly Marian Mercer Larry Hankin David Margulies Courtney Peldon Michael Monks Shawn Schepps Eve Child
banker wealthy man sister stepfather mayor thief wild hilarious small town rural community family home new york city car police station theft search unlikely allies brother/sister relationship family murder plot
Matthew Broderick goes Out on a Limb in this surprising adventure about a financial whiz who takes a wild detour to come to the aid of his kid sister in the small logging town of Buzzsaw.
Sci-Fi, Action
Japan|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Matthew Broderick Jean Reno Maria Pitillo Hank Azaria Kevin Dunn Michael Lerner Harry Shearer Arabella Field Vicki Lewis Doug Savant Malcolm Danare
scientist secret agent ex-girlfriend camera operator reporter godzilla spectacular brash incredible new york city madison square garden central park brooklyn bridge french polynesia sewer monsters animal attack nuclear energy mutation destruction
A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into New York City. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Mexico
2015
93 Minutes
Les Moore
Matthew Broderick Alice Eve Phil Burke Gia Crovatin Charles Duran
Colleagues Les and Natalie are delayed in the Albuquerque airport. Restless, irritated, and unable to stand the service workers he meets at every turn, Les heads downtown. Natalie refuses ... See full summary »
Biography
1996
119 Minutes
Director
Matthew Broderick Patricia Arquette Peter Riegert Dori Brenner Peter Michael Goetz Zeljko Ivanek James LeGros Jeffrey Force
physicist sick wife husband mother father moving tender passionate new mexico princeton, n.j. college mit love science tuberculosis nuclear weapons husband/wife relationship love discovery 1940s
Physicist Richard Feynman (Matthew Broderick) falls in love with a schoolmate (Patricia Arquette) and works on the Manhattan Project.
Comedy
USA
1990
102 Minutes
Marlon Brando Matthew Broderick Bruno Kirby Penelope Ann Miller Frank Whaley Jon Polito Paul Benedict Richard Gant Kenneth Welsh Pamela Payton-Wright BD Wong
mafia boss student thief mobster amusing madcap outlandish witty new york city organized crime endangered species corruption discovery growing up 1980s
An N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.
Musical, Comedy
USA
2005
134 Minutes
Nathan Lane Matthew Broderick Uma Thurman Will Ferrell Gary Beach Roger Bart Eileen Essell David Huddleston Michael McKean Debra Monk Andrea Martin
producer accountant neo-nazi elderly woman critic woman hilarious frenetic campy apartment roof backstage theater broadway show business scam unexpected success unusual friendship quest temptation
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Comedy
USA
1996
91 Minutes
Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Diane Baker Ben Stiller Harry O'Reilly Misa Koprova Janeane Garofalo Andy Dick
cable installer customer girlfriend friend father police officer dark hilarious outlandish suspenseful california house theater restaurant roof friendship obsession television stalking troubled childhood
A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
Comedy
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Matthew Broderick Bette Midler Glenn Close Christopher Walken Roger Bart David Marshall Grant Jon Lovitz Faith Hill Mike White Lorri Bagley
husband wife friend neighbor housewife uneasy quirky connecticut stepford, conn. suburb household spa deception suburban life gender roles mind control husband/wife relationship male chauvinism discovery mystery
The secret to a Stepford wife lies behind the doors of the Men's Association.
Comedy, Other
USA
2006
95 Minutes
Danny DeVito Matthew Broderick Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Davis Alia Shawkat Ryan Devlin Jorge Garcia Lochlyn Munro Jill Morrison Garry Chalk
doctor wife neighbor daughter son twin hysterical charming endearing new england small town household car dealership living room church christmas competition relationships practical jokes family
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
Comedy, Drama
2004
90 Minutes
Bruce
Julianne Moore Matthew Broderick Bob Balaban Tom Riis Farrell David Wiater Julie Hagerty Kenneth Lonergan Nancy Tgiles Edgar Oliver Andy Borowitz Christopher Evan Welch
While attending a friend's party, a restless woman (Julianne Moore) plans to tell her husband (Matthew Broderick) that she is leaving him.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1988
118 Minutes
Alan Simon
Harvey Fierstein Anne Bancroft Matthew Broderick Brian Kerwin Karen Young Charles Pierce
gay man drag queen male model teacher mother inspiring emotional endearing new york city stage homophobia homosexuality lost loves acceptance family adoption love transformation quest 1980s
Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Brother
William Converse-Roberts Hallie Foote Matthew Broderick Rochelle Oliver Jeanne McCarthy Bill McGhee L.T. Felty Horton Foote Jr. Tom Murrel Phillip Smith
The moving story of a small Texas town in 1918. Until an influenza epidemic hit and several broken young men returned from the war in Europe.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
92 Minutes
Albert
Géza Röhrig Sammy Voit Matthew Broderick Bern Cohen Ben Hammer Leo Heller Marceline Hugot Jill Marie Lawrence
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay.
Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Michael McPhee
Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Matthew Broderick Dody Goodman Sal Viscuso Panchito Gomez Charley Lau Mari Gorman Brian Part Billie Bird
criminal single mother son police detective uplifting amusing los angeles family home baseball field father/daughter relationship redemption regret family dysfunction reunion transformation quest 1980s
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Drama, Romance
USA|UK
2007
100 Minutes
Ben
Helen Hunt Colin Firth Bette Midler Matthew Broderick Ben Shenkman John Benjamin Hickey Lynn Cohen Salman Rushdie
teacher mother love interest husband touching amusing brooklyn, n.y. apartment school restaurant single life life lessons pregnancy faith betrayal mother/child relationship underdog discovery 2000s
April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her bio mom, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.
Comedy, Drama
2019
90 Minutes
Murray
Shannon Tarbet Andy Delaney Aidan Turner Benjamin Walker Matthew Broderick Chloë Sevigny Kabby Borders Katrina Lenk Jason Fuchs Anni Krueger
A young woman has to take control of her future despite not being able to see what's in front of her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2014
90 Minutes
Borden Chase
Greg Stuhr Alicja Bachleda-Curus Camilla Belle Matthew Broderick Robert Forster Janeane Garofalo Grant Shaud Robert Vaughn Harris Yulin Joe Grifasi Stephen McKinley Henderson
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2011
105 Minutes
Mr. Fitzhugh
Ben Stiller Eddie Murphy Casey Affleck Alan Alda Matthew Broderick Stephen McKinley Henderson Judd Hirsch Tea Leoni Michael Peña Gabourey Sidibe Nina Arianda
superintendent concierge maid financier swindler engineer lighthearted intricate cheeky cool new york city condo penthouse heist class distinctions financial crisis crime revenge underdog quest
When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
121 Minutes
Levar Mathis
Warren Beatty Lily Collins Alden Ehrenreich Annette Bening Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Haley Bennett Candice Bergen Dabney Coleman Steve Coogan Ed Harris
actress howard hughes driver director staff member friend brooding emotional intense hollywood, calif. mansion movie studio bedroom car airport hollywood howard hughes dating contract relationships
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
Drama
USA
2011
149 Minutes
Andrew
Anna Paquin J. Smith-Cameron Jean Reno Jeannie Berlin Allison Janney Matthew Broderick Matt Damon Mark Ruffalo
teen girl single mother teacher bus driver engaging solemn new york city school street accident guilt coming of age court battles redemption growing up transformation 2000s
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
Comedy
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Doug
Sean Hayes Carrie Aizley Darlene Hunt Jim Rash Margo Martindale Allison Janney Matthew Broderick Matty Cardarople Tony D. Head
young woman family member significant other neighbor interviewer boss amusing cheeky offbeat playful interview office house neighborhood family dysfunction estrangement relationships self-improvement awkward situations self-determination
A slice-of-life comedy about a woman on the edge with nowhere to go but over, Lazy Susan is a story about a spectacularly unmotivated woman for whom doing nothing is exhausting.
Other, Drama
USA
1986
106 Minutes
Brother
Hallie Foote William Converse-Roberts Michael Higgins Richard Jenkins Jeanne McCarthy Steven Hill Irma P. Hall Rochelle Oliver Matthew Broderick Carol Goodheart Horton Foote Jr.
On Valentine's Day is the central film in Horton Foote's semi-autobiographical trilogy that also includes Courtship and 1918. It is a nearly verbatim retelling of his stage play and the sets and costumes.
Drama
USA
2016
137 Minutes
Rodney
Casey Affleck Michelle Williams Kyle Chandler Lucas Hedges C.J. Wilson Heather Burns Tate Donovan Josh Hamilton Anna Baryshnikov Matthew Broderick Gretchen Mol
brother uncle nephew fisherman wife friend brooding emotional intense boston hospital school office fishing village boat death guardianship loss responsibility anger
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.