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List of Matthew Gray Gubler Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
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(500) Days of Summer
PG-13
63
19

This romantic comedy tells the story of Tom Hansen, an architect who is looking for the woman of his dreams. He falls for Summer Finn, his boss’s new assistant, a woman, who doesn’t believe in romance or true love. 

Role:
Paul
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Minka Kelly, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
Directed By:
Marc Webb
2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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11
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
R
29
11

While filming a documentary, oceanographer Steve Zissou loses his friend, apparently to a jaguar shark. Furious and aggrieved, he decides to kill the shark and film the process as his next documentary. Accompanying him in his expedition is his estranged wife, a German who looks up to him as his father and Ned who actually believes him to be his father.

Directed By:
3. The Great Buck Howard (2008)
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6
The Great Buck Howard
PG
7
6

Defying his father, a young man, Troy, who is an aspiring writer, looks for a way to gain some meaningful experience in his life.  He soon takes a job with a well-known mentalist named Buck Howard, who is trying to revive his fading career.

Directed By:
Sean McGinly
4. Newness (2017)
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5
Newness
7
5

Newness is a romantic drama film which tells the story of two millennials, a pharmacist named Martin, and a physical therapy assistant named Gabi, who spend their weekends ‘swiping’ on a dating app. They eventually meet and develop a connection. Over some time, they fall in love and rush into a relationship. However, over some time, the relationship gets boring.

Starring:
Nicholas Hoult, Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, Laia Costa
Directed By:
Drake Doremus
5. Excision (2012)
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Excision
8
6

Excision is a horror drama film telling the story of a lonely, disturbed, and delusional teenager who aspires to become a doctor as well as earn the approval of her dominating mother.

Role:
Mr. Claybaugh
Starring:
Directed By:
Richard Bates Jr
6. Band of Robbers (2015)
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5
Band of Robbers
10
5
Role:
Joe Harper
Starring:
Melissa Benoist, Kyle Gallner, Adam Nee, Daniel Edward Mora
Directed By:
Adam Nee, Aaron Nee
7. Horse Girl (2020)
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5
Horse Girl
R
9
5

Horse Girl is a mystery suspense drama film which tells the story of Sarah, a socially isolated store employee, who is fond of arts, crafts, horses as well as supernatural crime shows. However, her life gets complicated after she notices someone who resembles a man from her dream.

Role:
Darren Colt
Starring:
Molly Shannon, Aaron Stanford, John Ortiz, Alison Brie
Directed By:
Jeff Baena
8. Trash Fire (2016)
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5
Trash Fire
R
5
5
Role:
Caleb
Starring:
Adrian Grenier, Sally Kirkland, AnnaLynne McCord, Fionnula Flanagan
Directed By:
Richard Bates Jr
9. Life After Beth (2014)
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Life After Beth
R
9
6

Life after Beth is a horror comedy film which tells the story of a guy named Zach, whose girlfriend passes away. However, he finds himself in a surprise when she mysteriously returns from the dead. Slowly he realizes that Beth is no longer the same person.

Starring:
Directed By:
Jeff Baena
11. RV (2006)
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RV
PG
13
7

RV is an adventure comedy film revolving around Bob Munro, who plans a road trip with his dysfunctional family to the Colorado Rockies, on an RV. However, things don’t go as planned, when they come across a bizarre community of campers. 

Starring:
Robin Williams, Josh Hutcherson, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Arnett, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines
Directed By:
Barry Sonnenfeld
12. Suburban Gothic (2014)
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5
Suburban Gothic
R
10
5
Role:
Raymond
Starring:
John Waters, Ray Wise, Kat Dennings, Barbara Niven, Muse Watson
Directed By:
Richard Bates Jr
13. How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)
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5
How to Be a Serial Killer
R
4
5
Role:
Bart
Starring:
George Wyner, Mary Jo Catlett, Laura Regan, Dameon Clarke
Directed By:
Luke Ricci
14. Hot Air (2016)
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Hot Air
13
3
Role:
Lesley
Starring:
Gary Cole, Jere Burns, Schuyler Fisk, Christa Miller
Directed By:
Derek Sieg
15. Desire (2014)
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Desire
6
4
Role:
James
Starring:
Lydia Hearst, Johnny Knoxville, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Joanna Janetakis
Directed By:
Hala Matar
16. Magic Valley (2011)
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Magic Valley
6
3
Starring:
Scott Glenn, Johnny Lewis, Alison Elliott, Kyle Gallner,
Directed By:
Jaffe Zinn
17. 68 Kill (2017)
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4
68 Kill
10
4
Role:
Chip
Starring:
Alisha Boe, AnnaLynne McCord, Sheila Vand, Sam Eidson
Directed By:
Trent Haaga
18. Zoe (2018)
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4
Zoe
R
6
4
Starring:
Theo James, Christina Aguilera, Ewan McGregor, Miranda Otto
Directed By:
Drake Doremus
19. Beautiful Girl (2014)
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4
Beautiful Girl
3
4
Role:
Ziggy
Starring:
Stevie Long, Will Sasso, Diora Baird, Brendan Sexton III
Directed By:
Stevie Long

Director

The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man (2005)
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The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man
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2
Starring:
Lira Mathewson, Ryan Pardey
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler
Claude: A Symphony of Horror (2005)
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2
Claude: A Symphony of Horror
11
2
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler

Narrator/Dubbing

The Learning Curve (2014)
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2
The Learning Curve
9
2
Role:
David Sedaris (voice)
Starring:
Charles Michael Davis, Carla Renata, Alix Elizabeth Gitter, Jackie R. Jacobson
Directed By:
Phil McCarty
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
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4
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
16
4
Role:
Self - Narrator
Starring:
Wes Anderson, Waris Ahluwalia, Douglas Aibel, Eric Chase Anderson
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler

Animation Movies

Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
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5
Batman: Assault on Arkham
PG-13
13
5

Amanda Waller reassembles the entire Suicide Squad, a team of super villains, in order to infiltrate the psychiatric hospital Arkham Asylum, to recover top secret information. Meanwhile, Batman is trying to find a bomb that the Joker has planted in Gotham City.  

Role:
Riddler (voice)
Starring:
Troy Baker, Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch
Directed By:
Jay Oliva, Ethan Spaulding
All-Star Superman (2011)
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4
All-Star Superman
PG
9
4
Role:
Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Starring:
Ed Asner, Steve Blum, Christina Hendricks, Edward Asner, Anthony LaPaglia, Obba Babatundé
Directed By:
Sam Liu
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011)
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4
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
7
4
Role:
Winsor (voice)
Starring:
Fred Willard, Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, John DiMaggio
Directed By:
Ethan Spaulding
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks
PG
12
11

Three young talking chipmunk brothers—Alvin, Simon, and Theodore—start living with struggling songwriter David Seville after their tree is cut down. Seville discovers their rare singing talent and manages to get them signed to a record deal with Ian Hawke. But Hawke decides to exploit the chipmunks and Dave must find a way to save them. 

Role:
Simon (voice)
Starring:
David Cross, Justin Long, Beth Riesgraf, Jane Lynch, Jason Lee
Directed By:
Tim Hill
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
PG
5
6

Alvin, Simon and Theodore believes that their friend Dave is going to propose to his girlfriend Samantha in Miami. Fearing that they will lose their friend for good, they think of a way to stop him.

Role:
Simon (voice)
Starring:
Jennifer Coolidge, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Laura Marano, Bella Thorne, Kaley Cuoco, Justin Long
Directed By:
Walt Becker
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
TV-PG
7
9

This animated comedy film tells the story of Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who must defeat a rival female music group, in order to save the music programme of their school. 

Role:
Simon (voice)
Starring:
Zachary Levi, Bridgit Mendler, Sean Astin, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, David Cross
Directed By:
Betty Thomas
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
TV-PG
6
7

While aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes accidentally go overboard. Soon they end up in a tropical island which seems deserted. They soon start to think that they might not be really alone.

Role:
Simon (voice)
Starring:
Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, David Cross, Amy Poehler, Jason Lee, Jenny Slate
Directed By:
Mike Mitchell

TV Shows

Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary
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Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary
12
1
Role:
Matthew Gray Gubler
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler, Andy Swan
The Beauty Inside: Alex's Video Diaries
8
1
The Beauty Inside: Alex's Video Diaries
8
1
Role:
Alex #42
Starring:
Topher Grace, Rob Adler, Andrea Kelley, Vincent van Ommen
Criminal Minds
44
8
Criminal Minds
TV-14
44
8
Role:
Dr. Spencer Reid
Starring:
Ann Cusack, Elle Fanning, Robert Englund, Luke Perry, David Otunga, Amber Heard, Forest Whitaker
The Beauty Inside
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2
The Beauty Inside
7
2
Starring:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Topher Grace, Anna Akana, Caitriona Balfe
Directed By:
Drake Doremus
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
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2
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
8
2
Starring:
Wes Anderson, Waris Ahluwalia, Douglas Aibel, Eric Chase Anderson
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler
The Killers: Dirt Sledding (2015)
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2
The Killers: Dirt Sledding
6
2
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, Brandon Flowers, Gray Gubler, Dave Keuning, Ryan Pardey
Directed By:
Matthew Gray Gubler