Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes's most bankable stars in 2007, and in 2010 was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.
Why Matt Damon Appears in the Documents
Matt Damon is mentioned in 17 documents within the Epstein file corpus, consisting of 12 articles, 3 emails, 2 letters, originating from the House Oversight Committee.
These documents include titles such as "Inside Job (2010) Film Review", "Inside Job documentary review and discussion", "Review: Inside Job (2010)" among others. Many of these appearances are in entertainment industry coverage and media articles that mention numerous public figures. Matt Damon's inclusion in these documents reflects their public profile rather than any specific connection to Epstein.
Disclaimer: Appearing in the Epstein document corpus does not imply wrongdoing, guilt, or any form of association with criminal activity. Many public figures are mentioned incidentally in these documents due to the broad scope of the released materials.
Documents (17)
Inside Job (2010) Film Review
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson’s 2010 documentary, traces the 2008 financial crisis to two decades of deregulation, risky derivatives, and the collusion of banks, rating agencies, and policymakers, presenting a sweeping, rigorously argued history from Reagan through Iceland. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it argues the disaster was a preventable outcome born of warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest across both political parties and the economics profession. Though some key players declined to participate and the film may leave viewers unsettled or angrier, it delivers a clear, well-supported case and a provocative call for meaningful reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job (2010) Film Review
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson’s 2010 documentary, traces the 2008 financial crisis to two decades of deregulation, risky derivatives, and the collusion of banks, rating agencies, and policymakers, presenting a sweeping, rigorously argued history from Reagan through Iceland. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it argues the disaster was a preventable outcome born of warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest across both political parties and the economics profession. Though some key players declined to participate and the film may leave viewers unsettled or angrier, it delivers a clear, well-supported case and a provocative call for meaningful reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job (2010) Film Review
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson’s 2010 documentary, traces the 2008 financial crisis to two decades of deregulation, risky derivatives, and the collusion of banks, rating agencies, and policymakers, presenting a sweeping, rigorously argued history from Reagan through Iceland. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it argues the disaster was a preventable outcome born of warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest across both political parties and the economics profession. Though some key players declined to participate and the film may leave viewers unsettled or angrier, it delivers a clear, well-supported case and a provocative call for meaningful reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review and discussion
Inside Job (2010) is a rigorously argued documentary by Charles Ferguson, hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, that traces the 2008 financial crisis from deregulation and risky derivatives to the housing-market collapse and the perceived complicity of Wall Street, policymakers, and economists. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it makes a persuasive, morally forceful case that the system encouraged reckless behavior with scant accountability, ending with a blunt call for structural reform, even as some voices were absent and the film could have more fully explored the impact on ordinary people.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review and discussion
Inside Job (2010) is a rigorously argued documentary by Charles Ferguson, hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, that traces the 2008 financial crisis from deregulation and risky derivatives to the housing-market collapse and the perceived complicity of Wall Street, policymakers, and economists. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it makes a persuasive, morally forceful case that the system encouraged reckless behavior with scant accountability, ending with a blunt call for structural reform, even as some voices were absent and the film could have more fully explored the impact on ordinary people.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review and discussion
Inside Job (2010) is a rigorously argued documentary by Charles Ferguson, hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, that traces the 2008 financial crisis from deregulation and risky derivatives to the housing-market collapse and the perceived complicity of Wall Street, policymakers, and economists. Through dozens of interviews, archival clips, and Matt Damon’s narration, it makes a persuasive, morally forceful case that the system encouraged reckless behavior with scant accountability, ending with a blunt call for structural reform, even as some voices were absent and the film could have more fully explored the impact on ordinary people.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Review: Inside Job (2010)
This forwarded email contains a New York Times Critics’ Pick review of the 2010 documentary Inside Job, which offers a rigorous, well-argued history of the 2008 financial crisis—from Reagan-era deregulation to the growth of complex derivatives—arguing that warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest among policymakers, academics, and bankers caused the meltdown; with extensive interviews and Matt Damon narrating, the film is praised for its clear, measured, morally forceful critique and its call for real reform, even as it can leave viewers dispirited.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Review: Inside Job (2010)
This forwarded email contains a New York Times Critics’ Pick review of the 2010 documentary Inside Job, which offers a rigorous, well-argued history of the 2008 financial crisis—from Reagan-era deregulation to the growth of complex derivatives—arguing that warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest among policymakers, academics, and bankers caused the meltdown; with extensive interviews and Matt Damon narrating, the film is praised for its clear, measured, morally forceful critique and its call for real reform, even as it can leave viewers dispirited.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Review: Inside Job (2010)
This forwarded email contains a New York Times Critics’ Pick review of the 2010 documentary Inside Job, which offers a rigorous, well-argued history of the 2008 financial crisis—from Reagan-era deregulation to the growth of complex derivatives—arguing that warped values, groupthink, and conflicts of interest among policymakers, academics, and bankers caused the meltdown; with extensive interviews and Matt Damon narrating, the film is praised for its clear, measured, morally forceful critique and its call for real reform, even as it can leave viewers dispirited.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review
A brisk, rigorously argued documentary, Inside Job traces the 2008 financial crisis from the deregulation of the 1980s through the housing bubble and the rise of risky derivatives, showing how Wall Street, politicians, and even some academics collided in a system that rewarded reckless speculation and went largely unpunished; guided by dozens of interviews and archival footage and narrated by Matt Damon, the film indicts both political parties and the financial industry, delivering a powerful, data-driven plea for accountability and reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review
A brisk, rigorously argued documentary, Inside Job traces the 2008 financial crisis from the deregulation of the 1980s through the housing bubble and the rise of risky derivatives, showing how Wall Street, politicians, and even some academics collided in a system that rewarded reckless speculation and went largely unpunished; guided by dozens of interviews and archival footage and narrated by Matt Damon, the film indicts both political parties and the financial industry, delivering a powerful, data-driven plea for accountability and reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Inside Job documentary review
A brisk, rigorously argued documentary, Inside Job traces the 2008 financial crisis from the deregulation of the 1980s through the housing bubble and the rise of risky derivatives, showing how Wall Street, politicians, and even some academics collided in a system that rewarded reckless speculation and went largely unpunished; guided by dozens of interviews and archival footage and narrated by Matt Damon, the film indicts both political parties and the financial industry, delivering a powerful, data-driven plea for accountability and reform.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Tuesday, August 30
Peggy Siegal’s Venice diary provides an intimate, fast-paced tour of the 68th Venice Film Festival in 2011, tracing a week of red-carpet glamour, sun-baked palazzi, and exclusive soirees as she hobnobs with George Clooney, Madonna, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino and other luminaries. Amid intimate press conferences and world premieres of A Dangerous Method, The Artist, Carnage, Contagion and Shame, the piece captures a festival ecosystem where couture, cinema history, and Oscar buzz mingle under Venetian heat and candlelit corridors. It also frames how Hollywood’s race for the Academy Awards begins overseas, with festival curators and global audiences shaping the year’s most anticipated films.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Tuesday, August 30
Peggy Siegal’s Venice diary provides an intimate, fast-paced tour of the 68th Venice Film Festival in 2011, tracing a week of red-carpet glamour, sun-baked palazzi, and exclusive soirees as she hobnobs with George Clooney, Madonna, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino and other luminaries. Amid intimate press conferences and world premieres of A Dangerous Method, The Artist, Carnage, Contagion and Shame, the piece captures a festival ecosystem where couture, cinema history, and Oscar buzz mingle under Venetian heat and candlelit corridors. It also frames how Hollywood’s race for the Academy Awards begins overseas, with festival curators and global audiences shaping the year’s most anticipated films.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Peggy Siegal’s Oscar Diary
Peggy Siegal’s Oscar Diary is a vivid, insider’s chronicle of the 2012 Oscars season, weaving behind-the-scenes campaigning, red-carpet glamour, and the social machinery of awards week into a narrative of how a Best Picture winner is forged—highlighting 12 Years a Slave’s emotional campaign and Steve McQueen’s historic triumph, Gravity’s technical triumph and seven trophies, and the casting of Lupita Nyong’o, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, and Matthew McConaughey as defining stars of the year. It reveals the craft of targeting a precise emotion to move a voting bloc, the force of power players like Harvey Weinstein and Brad Pitt, and the nonstop orbit of exclusive dinners, sponsor-driven events, and fashion moments that color the race. Interwoven are Siegal’s personal moments—an eye infection, travel, and candid observations on industry rituals—culminating in a reflection on the intense pride in American cinema and a forward glance to Cannes.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Letter from Elisa New inviting Woody to participate in Poetry in America MOOC
Harvard English professor Elisa New invites you, Woody, to participate in her international edX MOOC Poetry in America by recording a brief on-camera reading and discussion of William Carlos Williams’s "This Is Just to Say" for the course, which will feature short cameos and conversations with a distinguished roster of Americans and be paired with a companion book; the project aims to illuminate American poetry for a global audience through text, video, audio, archival materials, on-site narrative and interactive features, and New hopes you will join alongside others such as Elena Kagan, Drew Faust, Eve Ensler, Michael Pollan, Greg LeMond, Henry Louis Gates, Larry Summers, Martin Espada, Tony Kushner, and Thomas Menino, with Bill Clinton, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman and John McCain among those being approached; she offers options to film in New York on October 24 or host you in Boston, and signs off with admiration and strong hope you will participate.
Source: House Oversight Committee
Letter from Elisa New inviting Woody to participate in Poetry in America MOOC
Harvard English professor Elisa New invites you, Woody, to participate in her international edX MOOC Poetry in America by recording a brief on-camera reading and discussion of William Carlos Williams’s "This Is Just to Say" for the course, which will feature short cameos and conversations with a distinguished roster of Americans and be paired with a companion book; the project aims to illuminate American poetry for a global audience through text, video, audio, archival materials, on-site narrative and interactive features, and New hopes you will join alongside others such as Elena Kagan, Drew Faust, Eve Ensler, Michael Pollan, Greg LeMond, Henry Louis Gates, Larry Summers, Martin Espada, Tony Kushner, and Thomas Menino, with Bill Clinton, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman and John McCain among those being approached; she offers options to film in New York on October 24 or host you in Boston, and signs off with admiration and strong hope you will participate.
Source: House Oversight Committee