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Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud (2012). McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021). test
Molly Brannigan, single mother of 2. She used to sing when she was young, now she is 42 and wants to do music again. She plays guitar, composes songs, and lives on a ranch where she works with her parents and brother. In a bar, she meets the former well-known country singer Cliff Dawson. Cliff tells her about his career, stories from tours. She repeatedly meets up with her ex-bf from high school, Mike Conroy, whom his life has led back to Gatlinburg. They spend a lot of time together and fall in love again. After some time, Mike composes a song Cowboy Heart for her, with which he confesses his feelings and proposes to her. Cliff gets her a gig at a local music festival where Ricky McBain, a major country music producer, is also there. Molly sings her own songs and it is a huge success. Ricky tells Cliff that he wants Molly to come to his studio and record an album. It's a huge hit, so Ricky and Cliff arrange a tour for her across the US, which she's supposed to go on in May. Meanwhile, she helps out on the ranch and plans to marry Mike, who works as a high school football coach in Gatlinburg. A few days later, Molly collapses, doctors discover that she has a diseased heart and needs an immediate transplant. A donor cannot be found, so Mike gives her his, it always belonged to her. Molly finds out after the surgery and worries. She wants to cancel the tour, but Mike wants her to fulfill her dream. He goes to a concert in Memphis and sings Mike's song called Cowboy Heart.
