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Acting

Matthew Broderick

Career: Active from 1983 to 2025, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 47
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: The Lion King
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Matthew Broderick Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.1
Crime
2.4, average 3.6
Adrenaline
3.7, average 4.8
Scare
1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Character Study 4
Coming-of-Age Story 4
Psychological Drama 3
Emotional Catharsis 3
Pop Culture References 3
Slapstick Humor 3
Lighthearted 3
Social Commentary 3
Situational Humor 3
Biographical 2
Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Pretend I'm Not Here

as Nico

2020s

8 titles · average score 65

Instadocs: AI Gone Wild

64

as David Lightman (archive footage)

The Gettysburg Address

as Reader

Elsbeth

68

TV show · as Lawrence Grey

Painkiller

57

TV show · as Richard Sackler

No Hard Feelings

64

as Laird Becker

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

86

TV show · as Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)

Only Murders in the Building

85

TV show · as Matthew Broderick

Lazy Susan

31

as Doug

2010s

20 titles · average score 64

Daybreak

63

TV show · as Michael Burr

Love Is Blind

34

as Murray Krafft

To Dust

69

as Albert

A Christmas Story Live!

43

as Ralphie as an Adult

Manchester by the Sea

87

as Jeffrey Garner

Rules Don't Apply

54

as Levar Mathis

Dirty Weekend

32

as Les Moore

BoJack Horseman

88

TV show · as Joseph Sugarman (voice)

Rick and Morty

86

TV show · as Talking Cat (voice)

Tower Heist

60

as Mr. Fitzhugh

Adventure Time

93

TV show · as Dream Warrior (voice)

Louie

87

TV show · as Matthew Broderick

2000s

20 titles · average score 55

Wonderful World

43

as Ben Singer

Modern Family

85

TV show · as Dave

The Tale of Despereaux

55

as Despereaux (voice)

Diminished Capacity

42

as Cooper

Bee Movie

55

as Adam Flayman (voice)

Deck the Halls

32

as Steve Finch

The Producers

57

as Leo Bloom

The Stepford Wives

42

as Walter Kresby

The Lion King 1½

70

as Simba (voice)

The Last Shot

54

as Steven Schats

Good Boy!

49

as Hubble (voice)

You Can Count on Me

83

as Brian

1990s

19 titles · average score 60

Election

81

as Jim McAllister

Inspector Gadget

33

as Inspector Gadget / Robogadget / John Brown

Godzilla

36

as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

65

as Simba (voice)

Addicted to Love

55

as Sam

The Cable Guy

58

as Steven

Infinity

64

as Richard Feynman

The Lion King

88

as Simba (voice)

The Road to Wellville

47

as William Lightbody

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

58

as Charles MacArthur

The Thief and the Cobbler

64

as Tack the Cobbler (voice)

The Freshman

75

as Clark Kellogg

1980s

16 titles · average score 67

Glory

76

as Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Family Business

40

as Adam McMullen

Biloxi Blues

68

as Eugene Morris Jerome

Torch Song Trilogy

78

as Alan Simon

Project X

64

as Jimmy

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

76

as Ferris Bueller

Ladyhawke

67

as Phillipe Gaston

Cinderella

72

as Prince Henry

1918

51

as Brother

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

70

as Hally

WarGames

78

as David Lightman

Max Dugan Returns

65

as Michael McPhae

1970s

1 title · average score 73

Lou Grant

73

TV show