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Matt Dillon has 34 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Two for the Money
2005
Comedy · Crime

Made
2001
Comedy · Crime

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017
Thriller · Drama

Miami Blues
1990
Action · Crime

Bernie
2012
Comedy · Crime

Clay Pigeons
1998
Crime · Comedy

Middle Men
2009
Drama · Comedy

Above the Rim
1994
Crime · Drama

The Outsiders
1983 · Movie · Actor
Top 21%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Movie · Actor
Top 33%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Over the Edge
1979 · Movie · Actor
Top 33%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Beautiful Girls
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 36%Paramount+ · Included

Nothing but the Truth
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 41%Tubi · Free w/ ads

There's Something About Mary
1998 · Movie · Actor
Top 42%Netflix · Included

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.
Dir. Paul Haggis · With Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
Dir. Lars von Trier · With Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman

Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Remar

A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane

During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
Dir. Ted Demme · With Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.
Dir. Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly · With Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller

Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell · With Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Armand Assante

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Dir. Frank Oz · With Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck

Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.
Dir. Tony Bill · With Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Dir. Zach Braff · With Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Dir. John Luessenhop · With Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba

A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.
Dir. Cameron Crowe · With Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick

Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
Dir. Jonathan Sobol · With Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel
A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos · With Matt Dillon, Daphné Patakia, Susan Elle

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
Dir. John McNaughton · With Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.
Dir. Arthur Penn · With Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Dir. Harald Zwart · With Matt Dillon, Liv Tyler, Michael Douglas

"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.
Dir. Mitch Rouse · With Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, Christina Applegate

A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
Dir. Nimród Antal · With Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Dir. Bent Hamer · With Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei

Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven year old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to join the crew of a year-long space mission called Proxima, it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
Dir. Alice Winocour · With Eva Green, Matt Dillon, Zélie Boulant-Lemesle
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
Dir. Angela Robinson · With Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon

A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.
Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini · With Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
Dir. James Dearden · With Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's uptight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account?
Dir. Walt Becker · With John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Dir. Kevin Spacey · With Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise
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