Netflix now offers one of McConaughey's rom-com era, and the relatively new adult animation Agent Elvis, one of the rare times the big-name film actor took part in a TV series, are also available for Netflix streamers.
Of course, Netflix's offerings represent just a sample of McConaughey's commended career, which dates back to the early nineties, spans an array of genres, and often hooks commendations and/or big bucks. Throughout his career, top-tier films emerged, such as the $705 million grossing Interstellar and the multi-award-winning docudrama Dallas Buyers Club, for which McConaughey earned his first Oscar. Although McConaughey's ing role in a 2012 movie about male strippers may not initially seem as distinguished as others, it's among the actor's best - and Netflix now has it available for its viewers' enjoyment.
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Magic Mike Is Now Streaming On Netflix – Why It's One Of Matthew McConaughey's Greatest Performances
McConaughey's ing Magic Mike Role Is Unexpectedly Compelling
Magic Mike, the titillating comedy drama chronicling the lifestyles of Xquisite Strip Club's male strippers, took the world by storm in 2012. The film was a big draw, featuring McConaughey, Channing Tatum, and other notable stars as irresistibly built exotic dancers known as Magic Mike's Kings of Tampa. Yet, just below the movie's barely-there costuming and spicy dance routines is a valuable portrait of the not-so-glamorous underbelly of the profession, complete with compelling characters. As Xquisite's owner, Dallas, McConaughey's character is easily the most interesting, and, like the film, there’s more to him than what shows on the surface.
The dichotomy between Dallas' uber-masculine image and who he actually is set McConaughey up for a surprisingly riveting performance that should rank among his greatest.
Outwardly, Dallas is the perfect illustration of masculinity. He is a hunky businessman who also parodies over-the-top representations of manhood onstage, where he appears as cowboys and construction workers. Underneath it all, however, Dallas is plagued by hangups that undermine his image, including but not necessarily limited to greed, which compromises his capability as a leader, and financial instability, which impedes his status as a breadwinner. The dichotomy between Dallas' uber-masculine image and who he actually is underneath set McConaughey up for a surprisingly riveting performance that should rank among his greatest.
Matthew McConaughey's Magic Mike performance is available to stream on Netflix now.
How Magic Mike's Reviews & Box Office Compare To McConaughey's Other Hit Drama & Comedy Movies
Magic Mike Was A Big Hit At The Box Office And With Viewers
Where McConaughey's Magic Mike performance ranks among the rest of his career is subjective, but the movie is objectively one of his top grossing and better reviewed, especially in consideration of the actor's other hit drama and comedy films. Magic Mike grossed $167.2 million at the worldwide box office, over twenty times its budget of $7 million (per Box Office Mojo). In of ratings, Magic Mike was also successful with critics and audiences, scoring an approval rating of 78% with the former and 60% with the latter on Rotten Tomatoes.
Not many McConaughey movies best Magic Mike's box office performance, and when solely considering his comedy or drama-leaning movies, the number is even smaller. Only The Wolf of Wall Street, Tropic Thunder, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and the Sing movies have done better. Magic Mike may appear average in approval ratings but is roughly consistent with these hit films. It does fall a little short concerning audience approval - but compared to McConaughey's comedy/drama flops, like The Beach Bum or Ghost of Girlfriends Past, the stripper movie’s audience score is one of his finest.
Matthew McConaughey's Top Comedies/Dramas |
Worldwide Box Office |
RT Critics Score |
RT Audience Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Sing |
$634,151,679 |
71% |
73% |
Sing 2 |
$408,402,685 |
72% |
98% |
The Wolf of Wall Street |
$392,000,694 |
80% |
83% |
Tropic Thunder |
$195,703,351 |
82% |
71% |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days |
$177,503,042 |
42% |
77% |
Why Matthew McConaughey Didn't Return As Dallas In Magic Mike 2 & 3
McConaughey Couldn't Return For The Magic Mike Sequels Despite Wanting To
With an incredible worldwide box office haul and the interest of critics and audiences, Magic Mike burgeoned into a $350.4 million franchise (via The Numbers) consisting of the original movie and its two sequels, Magic Mike XXL and Magic Mike's Last Dance. With the franchise's exciting expansion came the hope that McConaughey would return to reprise his iconic role as Dallas. However, in 2014, McConaughey's camp confirmed that the actor wouldn't return for Magic Mike XXL due to scheduling conflicts because of his involvement in Gus Van Sant's 2015 mystery thriller Sea of Trees.
Magic Mike Trilogy, Ranked Worst To Best
Mike Lane's story started in Tampa, Florida, and ended in London, England, with Magic Mike's Last Dance. Here's how the 3 Magic Mike movies rank.
Magic Mike 3, contrarily proclaiming, "Channing Tatum, call me bro! I haven't heard from ya!" Disappointingly, Matthew McConaughey never got to grace the Magic Mike stage again - but fortunately, his original film performance will persist as among the franchise's best aspects and the actor's best roles to date.
Source: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes, The Numbers
Magic Mike
- Release Date
- June 29, 2012
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
Cast
Alex Pettyfer
WHERE TO WATCH
Loosely based on the real experiences of Channing Tatum, Magic Mike is a comedy/drama film by director Steven Soderbergh and written by Reid Carolin. Channing Tatum stars as Michael "Magic Mike" Lane, an entrepreneur, hustler, and professional exotic dancer living in Tampa, FL. When Mike takes on a new protege to show him the hustling life, Mike's world seems to be on track the way he wants- until a fateful encounter with another dancer's sister has him re-evaluating his life.
- Writers
- Reid Carolin
- Sequel(s)
- Magic Mike XXL
- Franchise(s)
- Magic Mike
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $7 million
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