Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

1962-03-21 New York City, New York, USA 87 Credits

Biography

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor whose career has spanned both the silver screen and the stage. Broderick got his start off broadway but quickly wound up as the lead in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first screen role was Max Dugan Returns, also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in Wargames. Later he stared as the eponymous Ferris Bueller in 1985's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a film which has achieved cul...

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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Reader

Acting

In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous ...

Raoul’s, A New York Story

Raoul’s, A New York Story

2025

as Self

10.0
Acting

A unique portrait of New York's iconic Raoul's Restaurant - told through the eyes of a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur who was trying to make...

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.9
Acting

Hot Potato is a backstage pass to the global phenomenon, The Wiggles. The documentary chronicles the story of three preschool teachers, Anthony, Murra...

No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

2023

as Laird Becker

6.7
Acting

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their ...

Denzel Washington: A Model American

Denzel Washington: A Model American

2022

as Self

7.8
Acting

In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexit...

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

2021

as Self

5.0
Acting

From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have...

Lazy Susan

Lazy Susan

2020

as Doug

4.5
Acting

Susan has always been the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their begrudging support until one day she wakes up ...

Love Is Blind

Love Is Blind

2019

as Murray Krafft

5.1
Acting

A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. Wi...

Wonder Park

Wonder Park

2019

as June's Dad (voice)

6.5
Acting

A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the wor...

To Dust

To Dust

2019

as Albert

5.8
Acting

Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York and distraught at the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obse...

A Christmas Story Live!

A Christmas Story Live!

2017

as Ralphie as an Adult

4.7
Acting

A live broadcast of the Broadway hit "A Christmas Story: The Musical" in which Ralphie wishes for nothing more than a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas.

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

10.0
Acting

A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Oh, Hello on Broadway

2017

as Himself (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

2016

as Levar Mathis

5.7
Acting

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Ang...

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016

as Jeffrey Garner

7.5
Acting

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tr...

Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story

Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story

2016

as Narrator

Acting

A look at Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza's improbable rise from a 62nd-round draft pick to baseball immortality.

The American Side

The American Side

2016

as Borden Chase

4.7
Acting

Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist,...

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Mike Nichols: An American Master

2016

as Self

6.3
Acting

With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

2015

as Les Moore

4.9
Acting

During a layover in Albuquerque, work colleagues Les and Natalie discover more about each other than they ever thought possible. Anxious and irritabl...

Trainwreck

Trainwreck

2015

as Matthew Broderick

5.8
Acting

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Skum Rocks!

Skum Rocks!

2013

as Self

3.0
Acting

The unbelievable true story of the band that gained massive east coast popularity in the late 1980s despite having a complete lack of musical talent a...

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self

8.2
Acting

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — ...

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

as Self

Acting

A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have worked with him, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruc...

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

2011

as Self

6.7
Acting

An inside look at the making of the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

2011

as Mr. Fitzhugh

6.1
Acting

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire g...

Pride of The Lion King

Pride of The Lion King

2011

as Himself

10.0
Acting

A behind the scenes look into The Lion King and The Lion King Broadway production.

Margaret

Margaret

2011

as John Andrew van Tassel

6.3
Acting

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people...

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009

as Ben Singer

5.3
Acting

Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. F...

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

as Despereaux (voice)

6.1
Acting

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. ...

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Valentino: The Last Emperor

2008

as Self

6.6
Acting

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramat...

Diminished Capacity

Diminished Capacity

2008

as Cooper

5.4
Acting

A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impai...

Finding Amanda

Finding Amanda

2008

as Taylor Peters

4.8
Acting

A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets

Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets

2008

as Narrator

Acting

For nearly half a century, Shea Stadium has been home to the New York Mets and the team's millions of adoring fans. But now it's time to say goodbye, ...

Bee Movie

Bee Movie

2007

as Adam Flayman (voice)

6.0
Acting

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the ex...

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

as Ben Green

5.6
Acting

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an e...

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

2006

as Steve Finch

5.6
Acting

Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be...

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

as Roger Beekman

5.6
Acting

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her l...

Who Is Ferris Bueller?

Who Is Ferris Bueller?

2006

as Self

Acting

A short documentary that looks at the qualities that define the title character in the classic film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," told through interview...

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories

2006

as Self

Acting

The cast and crew of Ferris Bueller's Day Off share memories of making the film.

Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes

Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A look at the making of a classic.

The Producers

The Producers

2005

as Leo Bloom

6.2
Acting

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times...

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

2004

as Simba (voice)

6.6
Acting

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 adventu...

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004

as Steven Schats

5.7
Acting

A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent worki...

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

2004

as Walter Kresby

5.7
Acting

What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying littl...

Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

2004

as Bruce

3.9
Acting

A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a...

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

2003

as Hubble (voice)

5.5
Acting

An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

The Music Man

The Music Man

2003

as Professor Harold Hill

5.4
Acting

Con man "Professor" Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, promising that he can teach the small town's children how to play in a magnificent marchi...

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

2001

as Self

9.0
Acting

An exclusive musical comedy event showcasing the antics of the entire cast and crew of the hit Broadway show The Producers. Includes exclusive candid ...

You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

2000

as Brian Everett

6.8
Acting

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget

4.5
Acting

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a labo...

Election

Election

1999

as Jim McAllister

6.9
Acting

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more dem...

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Simba (voice)

6.9
Acting

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daug...

Walking to the Waterline

Walking to the Waterline

1998

as Michael Woods

4.5
Acting

Once a successful television sitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on the Jersey Shore to sell it foll...

Godzilla

Godzilla

1998

as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos

5.6
Acting

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

as Sam

6.1
Acting

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee...

Infinity

Infinity

1996

as Richard Feynman

6.2
Acting

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Infinity

Infinity

1996

Producer, Director

6.2
Producing Directing

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

1996

as Steven

6.0
Acting

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous ...

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker

1994

as Self - Commentator

5.0
Acting

Portrait of writer Dorothy Parker, her Algonquin Round Table friends, her writing and her troubled life. Includes interviews, archival footage of Park...

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

1994

as William Lightbody

5.6
Acting

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business an...

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

as Charles MacArthur

5.8
Acting

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w...

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

1994

as Self

10.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lion King.

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Simba (voice)

8.3
Acting

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his vill...

A Life in the Theatre

A Life in the Theatre

1993

as John

6.2
Acting

A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

as Tack the Cobbler (voice)

7.1
Acting

It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the...

The Night We Never Met

The Night We Never Met

1993

as Sam

5.5
Acting

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his...

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

1992

as Bill Campbell

5.4
Acting

While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including hi...

The Freshman

The Freshman

1990

as Clark Kellogg

6.3
Acting

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...

Glory

Glory

1989

as Col. Robert Gould Shaw

7.5
Acting

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Family Business

Family Business

1989

as Adam McMullen

5.7
Acting

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently...

Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

1988

as Alan Simon

7.4
Acting

Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988

as Eugene Morris Jerome

6.3
Acting

Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends ...

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Project X

Project X

1987

as Jimmy Garrett

6.3
Acting

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps ...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

as Ferris Bueller

7.6
Acting

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures througho...

On Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day

1986

as Brother

4.5
Acting

In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoke...

Cinderella

Cinderella

1985

as Prince Henry

7.1
Acting

An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

1985

as Prince Henry

Acting

Faerie Tale Theatre's "Cinderella" more than lives up to the series' stellar legacy of creative fairytale adaptations. Featuring a cast which includes...

1918

1918

1985

as Brother

6.1
Acting

It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, ...

Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

1985

as Phillipe Gaston

7.0
Acting

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his...

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

1985

as Hally

6.5
Acting

When Harold, a young white man, learns that his alcoholic, handicapped father is returning home, his frustration turns into racist viciousness against...

WarGames

WarGames

1983

as David Lightman

7.1
Acting

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwitt...

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983

as Michael McPhae

6.5
Acting

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Pretend I'm Not Here

N/A

Acting

During Nazi-occupied Netherlands, a couple shelters a Jewish perfume salesman in their home. Living with an unknown person brings unforeseen developme...

The Best Is Yet To Come

N/A

Acting

Through a colossal misunderstanding that creates a ticking clock, best friends hop in a car to find the estranged son of one of them and try to do all...