Matt R. Allen is predominantly known as a feature screenwriter that has written for New Line, Paramount, Disney, Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, Lionsgate, and Universal. He is perhaps best known as the creator and co-writer of the Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon comedy, Four Christmases.  

 

In his fifteen year career, Matt has written or co-written thirty screenplays - three of which have been produced by major Hollywood studios and have collectively starred eight Academy Award winners; Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Christopher Walken, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, and Mary Steenburgen. 

 

In addition to his credited work, Matt has also been an uncredited writer and has done “punch up’ on such films as Employee of the Month, Undercover Brother, RED, RED II, and several others.