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The Accountant

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Seth M Really loved it. Should be a franchise Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/21 Full Review Sergio A Mildly entertaining, but nothing remarkable. The main issue is that they chose to place the entire weight of the film on Affleck’s shoulders. A mistake that was thankfully corrected in the sequel. Suitable for a lazy Sunday with nothing else to do. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Iamwhoi M Having Boston in common has never been enough to like much of anything Ben Affleck has done; but I did enjoy this movie. I may not have even watched it if not for Jon Bernthal, who I've liked from early in his career....that high school reunion sitcom that didn't make it. This movie definitely has a high body count, and a lot of over the top action; but I found it enjoyable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Daniel C. M Despite featuring a great performance by Ben Affleck and a sensitive, more unique story that does a great job portraying autism, the movie nevertheless threads too much into generic action movie territory with a underwhelming direction and two dimensional characters outside of the protagonist himself. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Andy H One of my favourite movies. Solid story. Ben Affleck is bearable for once. Good twist at the end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Audience Member Maybe it's not the movie I hate so much as Ben Affleck! For some reason I just can't stomach this guy. Not many movies repulse me but this one is a hard NO! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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