The Accountant

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The Accountant

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Released Oct 14, 2016

2h 8m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Crime

Drama

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Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a mathematics savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Using a small-town CPA office as a cover, he makes his living as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organizations. With a Treasury agent (J.K. Simmons) hot on his heels, Christian takes on a state-of-the-art robotics company as a legitimate client. As Wolff gets closer to the truth about a discrepancy that involves millions of dollars, the body count starts to rise.

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Critics Consensus

The Accountant writes off a committed performance from Ben Affleck, leaving viewers with a scattershot action thriller beset by an array of ill-advised deductions.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

The Accountant is messier than its multitude of gunshot wounds to the head.

Nov 20, 2017

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Unfortunately this one runs out of steam and becomes more of a shoot now, ask questions later (or never) flick.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 14, 2016

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

At least, in its determinedly populist way, this violent character study makes you think.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 9, 2016

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“The Accountant” is like McDonalds. It is not good or good for you, but you still eat it up.

May 1, 2025

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

The Accountant is a ridiculous movie with at least one subplot too many and a genuine murkiness about why, after all this, Christian Wolff wants to launder money for a living.

Mar 28, 2024

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

One of the coolest Action Thrillers in along time. Ben Affleck proves his strengths as a leading actor

Aug 7, 2023

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Seth M

Really loved it. Should be a franchise

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/21

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Dominic P.

Ben Afflack and Jon Bernathal were great in this movie. Excited to watch The Accountant 2!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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Cool K

This is probably one of those movies which are killed by its poor trailers. The movie is paced well and has enough sub plots to keep the viewer hooked. I watched the various trailers and decided to skip the movie but boy I was wrong. This is a great movie that needs to be seen. highly recommend it,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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D P

I watched this movie in preparation to watch the sequel, and I realized that I had already watched it long time ago. Pieces of the story kept coming back to me as I watched it. It's never a good thing when you forget that you saw a movie already. But I liked this. It was entertaining. Socially awkward killing machine and math guru was a unique hero to follow.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Andrew G

The Accountant was on my list based on the few glimpses that I had caught here and there. I made the mistake though, of seeing the Rotten Tomatoes score prior to watching it, leaving me waiting for the other shoe to drop at some point. On the contrary, the movie had a decent plot, good casting, and an educational aspect about neuro divergent issues, unlike commonly seen in many films. Job Bernthal stole the show in the scenes that he was there, a pleasant surprise for a Punisher fan who did not know about his role. Cynthia Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Anna Kendrick did a great job playing their respective parts as well Though I agree that the overall compilation could've been better, this movie is a more than adequate watch, and does not deserve the harsh scalpel that critics have lent it. Hope you enjoy it as well.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Matheus F

Perfectly directed by Gavin O'Connor. Ben Aflleck is so good in this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Synopsis

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a mathematics savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Using a small-town CPA office as a cover, he makes his living as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organizations. With a Treasury agent (J.K. Simmons) hot on his heels, Christian takes on a state-of-the-art robotics company as a legitimate client. As Wolff gets closer to the truth about a discrepancy that involves millions of dollars, the body count starts to rise.

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Producer: Mark Williams, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter: Bill Dubuque
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Electric City Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.2M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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