Movies by Matthew Broderick
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Margaret (2011)
Cast: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan
After witnessing a fatal bus crash, New York City high school student Margaret (Anna Paquin) believes she was an accidental factor in the tragedy. As she tries to deal with her feelings,…
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Tower Heist (2011)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
When a group of workers at a ritzy Manhattan condo realize their boss has swindled them out of their pensions, they vow to reap their own justice. With the cooperation of the building…
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Louie: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Louis C.K., Hadley Delany, Todd Barry …
Cranky, loud and always ready to say the wrong thing to the wrong person, stand-up comic Louis C.K. displays his special warmth in this post-Seinfeld diary of a New York comedian trying to…
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Wonderful World (2009)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael K. Williams …
Directed by: Josh Goldin
Dejected, divorced and jobless, Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) is not inclined to see his glass as half-full. But when his roommate falls ill and Singer must host the man's Senegalese…
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The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson …
Directed by: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
This star-studded adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's Newberry Medal-winning book tells the tale of an unusually gifted mouse named Despereaux (voiced by Matthew Broderick) who falls in love…
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Diminished Capacity (2008)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda …
Directed by: Terry Kinney
When Cooper Zerbs discovers a priceless baseball card in the collection of his Alzheimer's-afflicted Uncle Rollie, Cooper takes him on a road trip to Chicago to sell it. The proceeds, he…
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Finding Amanda (2008)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney …
Directed by: Peter Tolan
To impress his wife (Maura Tierney) and save his marriage, Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick), a struggling sitcom writer with a serious gambling problem, hatches a plan to go to Las Vegas;…
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Bee Movie (2007)
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Jerry Seinfeld stars in this animated comedy as recent college grad Barry B. Benson, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey who files a lawsuit against humans when he learns…
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Then She Found Me (2007)
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Helen Hunt
Already reeling from the death of her adoptive mother and a messy divorce, a put-upon schoolteacher finds her life becoming even more tumultuous when she begins dating the father of one of…
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Deck the Halls (2006)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Chenoweth …
Directed by: John Whitesell
All Steve (Matthew Broderick) wants to do is live a calm, ordered life in his small New England town. But his new neighbor, Buddy (Danny DeVito), has other plans -- especially when it comes…
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The Producers (2005)
Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman …
Directed by: Susan Stroman
A has-been Broadway producer and a neurotic accountant scheme to raise a ton of money for a production that's sure to be a flop -- a play titled "Springtime for Hitler," penned by a Nazi…
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Strangers with Candy (2005)
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello …
Directed by: Paul Dinello
At 46, plucky ex-con Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris) brushes the prison dust off her synthetic slacks to brave the halls of Flatpoint High, doing her best to survive "adolescence" with support from…
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The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Bradley Raymond
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before…
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The Stepford Wives (2004)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Frank Oz
After moving to the beautiful suburb of Stepford with her husband (Matthew Broderick), career-driven Joanna (Nicole Kidman) begins to suspect something is radically wrong with the other…
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Marie and Bruce (2004)
Cast: Julianne Moore, Matthew Broderick, Tom Riis Farrell …
Directed by: Tom Cairns
Marie and Bruce (Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick) are a couple on the verge of a breakdown ... and break-up. Told with a theatrical flair, the movie chronicles the stultifying ennui,…
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The Last Shot (2004)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette …
Directed by: Jeff Nathanson
Eager to shoot his debut film away from meddling Hollywood fat cats, a young filmmaker (Matthew Broderick) accepts generous funding from a mysterious investor (Alec Baldwin). But the novice…
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Good Boy! (2003)
Cast: Molly Shannon, Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: John Robert Hoffman
When a young boy (Liam Aiken) adopts a stray pup and names him Hubble, he thinks he's found the best friend he's always wanted. But he soon learns that dogs are aliens that have…
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The Music Man (2003)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber …
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
Matthew Broderick takes a turn as the world's most charismatic con man, Professor Harold Hill, as he uses his "musical expertise" to form a community band in this filmed Broadway revival…
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Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (2001)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Susan Froemke
The exuberant atmosphere of the Broadway blockbuster is captured in Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks, a new 85-minute film from the Emmy Award-winning director Susan…
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You Can Count on Me (2000)
Cast: Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Ken Lonergan
Single mother Samantha Prescott is already preoccupied with raising her son, who's become sullen -- and curious about his missing father -- when her wayward brother appears on the scene…
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Election (1999)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein …
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) appears to have the election for student council president sewn up until one of her teachers, Mr. McAllister (Matthew Broderick), rounds up a worthy opponent:…
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Inspector Gadget (1999)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher …
Directed by: David Kellogg
Nebbish rent-a-cop John Brown (Matthew Broderick) clings to life after he's mangled in an explosion perpetrated by the iniquitous Dr. Claw (Rupert Everett). But robotics expert Brenda…
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Godzilla (1998)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Vicki Lewis, Malcolm Danare …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When a freighter is attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts -- including a biologist and two scientists -- concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the big…
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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Neve Campbell …
Directed by: Rob LaDuca, Darrell Rooney
The circle of life continues for Simba (Matthew Broderick), now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala (Moira Kelly) have given birth to a daughter,…
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Addicted to Love (1997)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston …
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Sam (Matthew Broderick) isn't about to jettison his relationship with Linda (Kelly Preston), even after she takes up with suave Frenchman Anton. So, Sam does the logical thing and moves…
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The Cable Guy (1996)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann …
Directed by: Ben Stiller
When recently single Steven (Matthew Broderick) moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip (Jim Carrey) comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous…
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Infinity (1996)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Peter Riegert, David Drew Gallagher …
Directed by: Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick makes an impressive directorial debut with this biopic about brilliant physicist Richard Feynman (played by Broderick), who participated in the Manhattan Project and played…
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The Thief and the Cobbler (1995)
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Richard Williams
A long time ago in Baghdad, the evil sorcerer Zig Zag (voiced by Vincent Price) takes possession of the three Golden Balls that protect the city. Tack (Matthew Broderick), a shy cobbler who…
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The Road to Wellville (1994)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Alan Parker
Based on T. Coraghessan Boyle's best-selling novel satirizing late-19th century health fads. Will and Eleanor Lightbody (Matthew Broderick and Bridget Fonda), guests at cereal mogul Dr.…
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The Lion King (1994)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
The highest-grossing animated film of the 20th century follows a young lion cub named Simba (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick) who can't wait to be king. But his…
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays writer Dorothy Parker -- one of the Prohibition era's wittiest and most tragic intellects -- through her triumphs and trials as a fixture of…
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Out on a Limb (1992)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Heidi Kling …
Directed by: Francis Veber
This madcap comedy charts the rapid downhill spiral of Bill Campbell, a big-city businessman who visits his hometown where he jeopardizes a multi-million dollar business deal, gets carjacked…
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The Freshman (1990)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Marlon Brando, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
Shortly after setting foot in New York City, film school student Clark Kellogg lands in the clutches of bona fide godfather Carmine Sabatini and is soon enmeshed in Carmine's affairs --…
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Glory (1989)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Loosely based on the letters of Union commander Col. Robert G. Shaw, this Academy Award-winning drama follows the first group of African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War --…
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Family Business (1989)
Cast: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Looking to net a cool million by pinching some biological research vials from a lab, Adam McMullen (Matthew Broderick) recruits his grandfather, Jessie (Sean Connery) -- an unabashed lifelong…
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Biloxi Blues (1988)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
In this film version of Neil Simon's play, Eugene Morris Jerome (Matthew Broderick) is drafted and sent to boot camp in Biloxi, Miss., toward the end of World War II. Eugene instantly…
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Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Fierstein …
Directed by: Paul Bogart
This film adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony Award-winning Broadway play traces three distinct episodes over a 10-year period in the life of middle-aged gay man Arnold Beckoff…
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Courtship (1987)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote …
Directed by: Howard Cummings
A woman named Elisabeth (Hallie Foote) falls in love with a young man, Horace Robedaux (William Converse-Roberts), whom her father considers a "wild boy." Against the wishes of her strict…
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Project X (1987)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler …
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Air Force pilot Jimmy takes a shine to a chimpanzee that's being used as a guinea pig for top secret military experiments. Jimmy hooks up with empathetic primate expert Teri, and…
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara …
Directed by: John Hughes
High-schooler Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) knows everyone -- and every trick to faking an illness. So with the entire school convinced he's at death's door, Bueller grabs his…
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On Valentine's Day (1986)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote …
Directed by: Ken Harrison
Elizabeth Robidaux (Hallie Foote) defies her disapproving parents by marrying a young man with iffy prospects. But the young couple soldiers on despite the fact that she's pregnant and…
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Ladyhawke (1985)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Richard Donner
On the run from a villainous bishop (John Wood), Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), a medieval thief also known as the Mouse, befriends the gallant Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer),…
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1918 (1985)
Cast: Belinda Jackson, Matthew Broderick, Horton Foote Jr. …
Directed by: Ken Harrison
At the beginning of World War I, a young married couple faces hard times when the woman's hardnosed father pays an extended visit to help them take care of their children as the husband…
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WarGames (1983)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood …
Directed by: John Badham
After cracking the security of an Air Force supercomputer, young hacker David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) moves his piece in a seemingly innocent video game and accidentally tells the…
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Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Cast: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
In this family comedy from writer Neil Simon, long-lost father Max Dugan tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Nora, who's struggling with single motherhood. But Max's…
As a director:
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Infinity (1996)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Peter Riegert, David Drew Gallagher …
Directed by: Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick makes an impressive directorial debut with this biopic about brilliant physicist Richard Feynman (played by Broderick), who participated in the Manhattan Project and played…