Matt Dillon
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
Over the Edge (1979)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup
- One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…
My Bodyguard (1980)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon…
- A newcomer to a Chicago high school hires the biggest fellow student to be his 'bodyguard', especially to protect him from a lunch–money…
Tex (1982)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly…
- Arguably the best adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s teen fictions (THE OUTSIDERS etc.), with Matt Dillon giving an early, heartbreaking performance as a…
Rumble Fish (1983)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper…
- Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
Outsiders, The (1983)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio…
- Based on the gritty novel by S. E. Hinton (THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW), this ‘realistic’ depiction of teenage outsiders in 50s America is…
Flamingo Kid, The (1984)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Matt Dillon
- Amiable teen vehicle for Matt Dillon set at a 1950s holiday resort.
Kansas (1988)
- Dir. David Stevens
Feat. Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope…
- Thriller sees Andrew McCarthy play a drifter who inadvertently gets mixed up in the plans of Matt Dillon's psychopath. Paint–by–numbers…
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham…
- A stylised yet vivid journey into the lives of a group of sympathetic, drug–addicted youths in the early '70s.
A high point in the career…
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
- Dir. Howard Brookner
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty…
- An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…
Singles (1992)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott…
- Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…
Fishing with John (TV Series) (1992)
- Dir. John Lurie
Feat. Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Dennis Hopper…
- Neo–beatnik musician John Lurie hosts his own candid, off–beat TV show in which he takes a hipster celebrity pal on an exotic fishing…
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt…
- The writer/director of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY directs for the American market, and though a sweet enough romantic confection it lacks the genuine…
Golden Gate (1993)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Matt Dillon, Joan Chen, Bruno Kirby
- Rookie FBI agent Matt Dillon is assigned to expose subversives in McCarthy–era San Fransisco, but years later becomes embroiled with the…
Saint of Fort Washington (1994)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Matt Dillon, Danny Glover
- Matt Dillon and Danny Glover are two of New York's homeless whose unlikely friendship bonds through the battle that each day brings. The finale will…
Frankie Starlight (1996)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Matt Dillon…
- Extensive flashbacks illustrate the unusual memoirs of a dwarf. This not–so–tall tale has a special blend of Irish whimsy, with native…
Beautiful Girls (1996)
- Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman…
- Not about beautiful girls but in fact about almost–thirtysomething blokes who think from between their legs. Lots of beautiful movie stars seem…
To Die For (1996)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
- A deft satire about ambition and the media is fashioned from the sensational true story of a woman who coaxed an impressionable schoolboy into…
Albino Alligator (1996)
- Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Matt Dillon, Viggo Mortensen, Faye Dunaway…
- Directing debut for Kevin Spacey, reupholsters a classic crime plot, with all the mordant, cold–blooded wit of his acting. Matt Dillon and his…
Grace of My Heart (1996)
- Dir. Allison Anders
Feat. John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Matt Dillon…
- Inspired by the career path of Carole King, this episodic tale charts the mixed fortunes of a female singer/songwriter in the thick of the…
Pitch (1997)
- Dir. Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz
Feat. Al Pacino, Roger Ebert, Matt Dillon…
- A pair of unknowns – the film–makers – pitch their movie scripts at the Toronto Film Festival and in Hollywood.
Their unique,…
In and Out (1998)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck…
- Bow–tied teacher Kevin Kline is 'out'–ed by an ex–student during his Oscar acceptance speech, casting suspicion on his impending…
Wild Things (1998)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon…
- Rattle–brained thriller sets highschool minxes Neve Campbell and Denise Richards into action, putting honest–Joe sailing instructor Matt…
There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Matt Dillon, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller
- After the cult classics DUMB AND DUMBER and KINGPIN, the Brothers Farrelly hit the box–office jack–pot by spiking a time–honoured…
One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman…
- A rambunctious mix of sex comedy and film noir, Liv Tyler pouts marvellously as an unscrupulous bombshell that sends the male cast into a hormonal,…
City of Ghosts (2002)
- Dir. Matt Dillon
Feat. Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone…
- A moody debut for dir. Dillon, unfolding a familiar thriller of dueling lowlifes in the exotic–chaotic scenery of presentday…
Employee of the Month (2004)
- Dir. Mitch Rouse
Feat. Christina Applegate, Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn
- Matt Dillon is dumped by his girlfriend (Applegate) and fired from his job in the same day. Thank goodness Steve Zhan is around to pull him out of…
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
- Dir. Angela Robinson
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Matt Dillon, Michael Keaton
- A refit of the 1970s classic about a Volkswagon 'beetle' with a mind of its own, with Lohan playing a the teenage daughter of a race–driver…
Crash (2005)
- Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon…
- A thoughtful dramatic meditation on race and fate in modern–day America, in which a group of urbanites in Los Angeles find their lives…
Loverboy (2005)
- Dir. Kevin Bacon
Feat. Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon…
- An earnest, if rather thin portrayal of obsessive motherhood, in which a neglected daughter (Sedgwick) grows up wanting only one thing in life…
Factotum (2005)
- Dir. Bent Hamer
Feat. Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei…
- The most droll and tender adaptation of Charles Bukowski's fiction to date has a stocky Matt Dillon chronicle the meandering adventures of 'Hank…
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
- Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon…
- Chucklesome by–numbers farce has newlyweds Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson settle down to suburban American bliss, only to have houseguest Owen…
Nothing But The Truth (2008)
- Dir. Rod Lurie
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett…
- Solid political drama 'inspired' on a true story focused around a young journalist who faces imprisonment after outing a CIA agent and refusing to…
Old Dogs (2009)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston…
- Tepid ‘house–husband’ comedy, with Travolta and Williams flexing their middle aged spread as business partners saddled with the care of…
Armored (2009)
- Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne…
- Slick heist film has a down on his luck Iraq war veteran finding for a security company where he finds himself drawn into a forty–two million…
Takers (2010)
- Dir. John Luessenhop
Feat. Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon…
- Slick, but generic heist film has a notorious gang of thieves running up against a hard–bitten detective determined to foil their latest heist.
Imogene (Girl Most Likely) (2012)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon…
- Kristen Wiig plays a downtrodden playwright consigned to the care of her eccentric mother after she fakes a suicide attempt in this offbeat comedy…
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
- Dir. Laurie Collyer
Feat. Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus
- Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon slum it as a couple living barely above the breadline with a baby on the way in this honest, ground–level…
Art of the Steal, The (2013)
- Dir. Jonathan Sobol
Feat. Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel…
- Kurt Russell plays a reformed art thief who agrees to round up the old gang for one last heist. A superficially entertaining crime caper.
Wayward Pines (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Shannyn Sossamon…
- Matt Dillon stars as a Secret Service agent who journeys to the small town of Wayward Pines in search of two federal agents who have disappeared.
Going in Style (2017)
- Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin…
- Octogenarian buddy–movie has Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up to pull a heist when their pensions become a casualty of…
House That Jack Built, The (2018)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman…
- Matt Dillon plays a po–faced serial killer across 12 years, intimately exploring his mental state and beliefs about life and art. From Danish…
Proxima (2019)
- Dir. Alice Winocour
Feat. Eva Green, Matt Dillon, Lars Eidinger…
- Eva Green plays a French astronaut enrolled in a demanding program at the European Space Agency in Cologne, struggling to maintain a relationship…
Capone (2020)
- Dir. Josh Trank
Feat. Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Jack Lowden…
- Tom Hardy plays the legendary Chicago gangster at the age of 47, after a decade in prison, where his untreated neurosyphilis is robbing him of…
Asteroid City (2023)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks…
- A parade of caricatures converge on the tiny desert town of "Asteroid City": famous for it's rock in a hole. When things get ...…