Writing

Matthew Robinson

Born May 26, 1978 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 48)

Matthew Robinson (born May 26, 1978) is an American author, screenwriter, film director, actor, television writer, film producer, and podcaster. He came to prominence by writing and directing the film The Invention of Lying (2009) in collaboration with the English comedian Ricky Gervais. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of cont…

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The Last House

The Last House · 2026

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A family suddenly sealed inside their home must work together to survive against dwindling resources and the ominous threat keeping them trapped.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die · 2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

MovieScience FictionAction

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters · 2020

Love and Monsters

MovieAdventureComedy

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Dora and the Lost City of Gold · 2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

MovieFamilyComedy

Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.

The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying · 2009

The Invention of Lying

MovieComedyFantasy

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks · 2016

MovieActionComedy

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Jerked

Two lifelong best friends, obsessed with making Youtube-style prank videos, become mortal enemies when they both fall for the same girl and enter into a series of dangerous and bizarre challenges in order to win her favor.

Women Behind Bars

Women Behind Bars · 2008

Women Behind Bars

SeriesDocumentary

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The Last House

The Last House · 2026

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A family suddenly sealed inside their home must work together to survive against dwindling resources and the ominous threat keeping them trapped.

Writer

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die · 2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

MovieScience FictionAction

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Executive Producer

Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters · 2020

Love and Monsters

MovieAdventureComedy

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

Screenplay

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Dora and the Lost City of Gold · 2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

MovieFamilyComedy

Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.

Screenplay

The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying · 2009

The Invention of Lying

MovieComedyFantasy

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Writer

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks · 2016

MovieActionComedy

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Story

Jerked

Two lifelong best friends, obsessed with making Youtube-style prank videos, become mortal enemies when they both fall for the same girl and enter into a series of dangerous and bizarre challenges in order to win her favor.

Screenplay

Women Behind Bars

Women Behind Bars · 2008

Women Behind Bars

SeriesDocumentary

Reenactment - Killer