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Which Matt Damon character wears the best glasses?

By YPB Team2 votes

Prescription frames, Hollywood sunglasses and two NASA helmet visors all count here. Some looks became costume icons; others only appear in one scene.

  1. Mark Whitacre (The Informant!) — ranked #11
    Mark Whitacre (The Informant!)
    The chatty ADM executive turned FBI informant in Steven Soderbergh's 2009 comedy, with wire-rim glasses and a mustache to match.
    1000pts
  2. Tom Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley) — ranked #22
    Tom Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
    The impostor in Anthony Minghella's 1999 thriller, whose borrowed Princeton look starts with thick tortoiseshell glasses.
    999pts
  3. Linus Caldwell (Ocean's Thirteen) — ranked #33
    Linus Caldwell (Ocean's Thirteen)
    The youngest member of Danny Ocean's crew in the 2007 heist sequel, who travels in dark sunglasses alongside Clooney and Pitt.
    709pts
  4. Carroll Shelby (Ford v Ferrari) — ranked #44
    Carroll Shelby (Ford v Ferrari)
    The car designer behind Ford's Le Mans challenge in the 2019 film, rarely seen without his clear-framed sunglasses and cowboy hat.
    709pts
  5. Management (The Zero Theorem) — ranked #55
    Management (The Zero Theorem)
    The mysterious boss in Terry Gilliam's 2013 sci-fi film, with white hair, black frames and suits that match the furniture.
    600pts
  6. Edward Wilson (The Good Shepherd) — ranked #66
    Edward Wilson (The Good Shepherd)
    The quiet founding officer of the CIA in Robert De Niro's 2006 spy drama, hidden behind round wire glasses.
    600pts
  7. Mike Lowen (No Sudden Move) — ranked #77
    Mike Lowen (No Sudden Move)
    The car-company boss in Steven Soderbergh's 2021 Detroit crime thriller, a cameo in round glasses and a three-piece suit.
    466pts
  8. Gardner Lodge (Suburbicon) — ranked #88
    Gardner Lodge (Suburbicon)
    The 1950s suburban father with a dark secret in George Clooney's 2017 crime comedy, wearing heavy browline glasses.
    466pts
  9. Mark Watney (The Martian) — ranked #99
    Mark Watney (The Martian)
    The botanist stranded on Mars in Ridley Scott's 2015 film, who spends most of it behind a spacesuit helmet visor.
    0pts
  10. Roy Miller (Green Zone) — ranked #1010
    Roy Miller (Green Zone)
    The Army officer hunting for weapons of mass destruction in Paul Greengrass's 2010 war thriller, in military sunglasses.
    0pts
  11. Dr. Mann (Interstellar) — ranked #1111
    Dr. Mann (Interstellar)
    The astronaut waiting alone on an icy planet in Christopher Nolan's 2014 film, whose helmet visor plays a key part in his big scene.
    0pts
  12. Bill Baker (Stillwater) — ranked #1212
    Bill Baker (Stillwater)
    The Oklahoma oil worker fighting to free his daughter in Marseille in the 2021 drama, with wraparound sport sunglasses and a cap.
    0pts

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