The 10 Movies Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Have Made Together Over 35 Years

Summary

• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been collaborating in the film industry since the 1990s, with “Good Will Hunting” being their most notable collaboration.
• In 2022, they founded their own film production company called Artist’s Equity and their first film, “Air”, was well received.
• Their next collaboration, “Animals,” will be released on Netflix, showcasing their continued partnership both in front of and behind the camera.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are two of Hollywood’s most beloved collaborators who have made ten films together over the years. The pair grew up as childhood friends in Boston, helping each other find their place in the film world during the 1990s. Goodwill Hunt remains their most notable collaboration, where they co-wrote and co-starred in the classic film, winning them both their first Academy Awards when they were in their twenties. In the 2020s, they finally collaborated together on major projects again, although they have had several minor appearances together over the years.

In 2022, Damon and Affleck teamed up to start their own film production company, Artist’s Equity, where they will work closely on projects for the next few years. The company’s first film, Airwas one of the best drama movies of 2023, with Damon starring and Affleck directing and playing a supporting role. His next collaboration, a crime film titled animalswill premiere on Netflix, with both stars appearing in the film and Affleck behind the camera once again.

The list is arranged chronologically, from their first collaboration in 1989 to the most recent in 2023.

10 Field of Dreams (1989)

Damon and Affleck were extras in Kevin Costner’s baseball film classic.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck appeared as extras in Kevin Costner’s baseball movie. field of dreams. in a interview with Dan Patrick, Damon shared his experience appearing in the film, explaining that the young actors took the job just so they could go to Fenway Park, the baseball stadium of the Boston Red Sox. With thousands of extras on the scene, it would be impossible to spot the couple, although Damon mentions that they spent a few minutes with Costner, reflecting on the film industry years before they became superstars. good.

9 School Ties (1992)

A high school drama exploring anti-Semitism in 1950s America.

Even before Goodwill Hunt It made them superstars, Damon and Affleck were starting to have some success in film roles in the ’90s. The 1992 film. School ties saw the two in their first featured roles, performing with other young stars such as Brendan Fraser, Chris O’Donnell and Cole Hauser. While Damon’s role is much larger than Affleck’s, it was still a significant step in both of their careers, setting the tone for the types of movies they would make before their rise to stardom.

Before bursting into Goodwill Hunt, Affleck continued to land roles in “weaker movies” for teens, a subgenre of the 1990s that primarily included work from directors such as Richard Linklater and Kevin Smith. Affleck continued to have supporting roles in films similar to School tiesas Dazed and confused and Mallrats. Damon and Affleck School ties Her co-star, Cole Hauser, also appeared as part of her group of friends in Goodwill Hunt and co-starred with Affleck in Dazed and confused. Even if it’s not his most notable film, School ties It was essential to their budding careers.

8 Dazed Glory (1995)

An independent film from the 90s starring Ben Affleck.

Another of the weakest films of the nineties, the 1995 film. dazzling glory, featured Ben Affleck in his first leading role. opposite to School tieswhere he starred, Matt Damon appears in daze glory in a very secondary role, without even speaking. It’s not the most well-reviewed movie, but it’s still fun for fans of the ’90s indie slacker genre, and Damon and Affleck are among the famous faces who can be seen in it. Sam Rockwell and John Rhys-Davies play roles in the film, and Matthew McConaughey and Brendan Fraser also appear very briefly.

7 Goodwill Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting is a quintessential coming-of-age romantic movie.

For Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Goodwill Hunt It was the seminal film that launched them into Hollywood stardom. Damon’s career instantly blossomed, receiving prominent roles from filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg and Steven Soderbergh in the following years. Affleck also had a slew of blockbuster films, although it took him longer to get his due as a filmmaker and screenwriter.

Widely considered one of the best movies of the 90s, Goodwill Hunt It shows that a movie can be very entertaining thanks to the power of the script and the acting.. Much of the film’s strength comes from Damon and Affleck’s sharp writing, which strengthens the incredible performances of Damon and star Robin Williams. Goodwill Hunt It’s iconic, with lines like “How about those apples?” transcend the film and enter the cultural lexicon.

6 Chasing Amy (1997)

An independent romantic comedy starring Ben Affleck.

As daze glorythe 1997 film chasing amy is a film directed by Ben Affleck with a minor cameo by Matt Damon. Directed by Kevin Smith, who had become a frequent collaborator of the two stars, chasing amy It hasn’t aged particularly well. The film has its strengths as an independent romantic comedy, but Kevin Smith is out of his depth writing a story about LGBT characters.

5 Dogma (1999)

A comedy by Kevin Smith with fantastic and religious elements.

Another Kevin Smith movie that works a little better is Dogma. The 1999 film was the last time Damon and Affleck starred in a film together in decades; As their careers expanded, they attempted individual projects, feeling that they would be limited if they continually worked with each other. Dogma is a comedy film with fantastic elements, which revolves around the star duo as fallen angels who are banished from heaven and sent to Wisconsin.

4 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Damon and Affleck make a cameo in a film with meta commentary on the film industry.

In 2001, both Damon and Affleck made cameo appearances in the Kevin Smith film. Jay and Silent Bob attack Back. Although the film itself is not one of the best kevin smith movies, his cameos make him worth watching. The two stars appear as themselves in a scene in which they film a fake photo. Goodwill Hunt sequel, joking about themselves selling out. They recreate the bar altercation scene from the original film with a fun comedic twist, and even include filmmaker Gus Van Sant in the sketch.

3 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, not to be confused with the previous interpretation, of similar name, is another Kevin Smith film in which Damon and Affleck make brief cameos. Affleck appears as himself in a monologue scene where he makes references to playing Batman and his role in chasing amy. Matt Damon’s cameo sees him reprise his role as Dogmajoking that he played a character named Loki in a movie before Tom Hiddleston made it great.

2 The last duel (2021)

A medieval war film directed by Ridley Scott.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s first notable collaboration in over twenty years It was for The last duel. The pair co-wrote the film alongside Nicole Holofcener, with Ridley Scott directing the medieval epic. Matt Damon stars alongside Jodie Comer and Adam Driver, and Affleck appears in an important supporting role. He is a great historical epic that failed at the box office, and is worth a watch for those who missed it in theaters. It’s incredibly fun to see the couple dressed in period attire, as it’s been rare for them in their respective careers.

1 Air (2023)

A biographical drama about the world of sports and fashion.

The first film of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company was not a box office success, but Air It was a well reviewed film. A biographical drama about Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan and the birth of the Air Jordan sneaker line. Air is one of Damon and Affleck’s best collaborations. The two stars do their best with smart dialogue and performance-driven films, and Air has set the precedent for the style of films that Artists Equity will produce.