(L to R) Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne and Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars in ‘The Rip’. Photo: Claire Folger/Netflix © 2025.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon truly conquered Hollywood together.
The two lifelong friends from Boston began their careers as extras in ‘Field of Dreams‘ and had small roles in ‘School Ties‘, before Affleck made ‘Dazed and Confused‘ and ‘Mallrats‘, and Damon appeared in ‘Mystic Pizza‘ and ‘Courage Under Fire‘.
“All his life, Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams. Then one day, his dreams came looking for him.”
Release Date: May 5, 1989
Run Time: 1 hr 45 min
Budget: $15,000,000
The two would work together again for their breakout hit ‘Good Will Hunting‘, which earned them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and jump started their movie star careers.
Both actors went on to have huge careers, and while Damon would co-write ‘Promised Land‘ with John Krasinski, and Affleck would direct such films as ‘The Town‘ and ‘Argo‘, the two friends would not work together again until 2021’s ‘The Last Duel‘.
They would go on to also star in ‘Air‘, which Affleck directed and their latest film together, ‘The Rip‘, premieres on Netflix January 16th.
In honor of ‘The Rip’, Moviefone is ranking every film Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have ever made together.
Let’s begin!
Related Article: Director Joe Carnahan Talks ‘The Rip’ and Working with Affleck and Damon
(L to R) Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, and Ben Affleck in ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’. Photo: Saban Films.
When Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
“Hollywood had it coming”
Release Date: Aug 24, 2001
Run Time: 1 hr 44 min
Budget: $22,000,000
(L to R) Matt Damon and Adam Driver in ‘The Last Duel’. Photo: 20th Century Studios.
King Charles VI (Alex Lawther) declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges (Damon) settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), by challenging him to a duel.
“The true story of a woman who defied a nation and made history.”
Release Date: Oct 15, 2021
Run Time: 2 hr 33 min
Budget: $100,000,000
(L to R) Cole Hauser, Randall Batinkoff and Matt Damon in ‘School Ties’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
When David Greene (Brendan Fraser) receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
“Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.”
Release Date: Sep 18, 1992
Run Time: 1 hr 46 min
Budget: $18,000,000
4. ‘Dogma‘ (1999)
(L to R) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
An abortion clinic worker (Linda Fiorentino) with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels (Affleck and Damon) trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.
“Get touched by an angel.”
Release Date: Nov 12, 1999
Run Time: 2 hr 10 min
Budget: $10,000,000
(L to R) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in ‘The Rip’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2025.
Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.
“Count the money. Count it again. Count on no one.”
Release Date: Jan 16, 2026
Run Time: 1 hr 53 min
Budget: $100,000,000
2. ‘Air‘ (2023)
Ben Affleck as Phil Knight in ‘Air.’ Photo: Ana Carballos. © Amazon Content Servoces LLC.
The movie reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become
“Some icons are meant to fly.”
Release Date: Apr 5, 2023
Run Time: 1 hr 51 min
Budget: $80,000,000
(L to R) Robin Williams and Matt Damon in ‘Good Will Hunting’. Photo: Miramax Films.
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting (Damon) has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård), who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
“Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.”
Release Date: Jan 9, 1998
Run Time: 2 hr 7 min
Budget: $10,000,000
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