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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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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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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Accountant” does plenty right – a good cast with good performances, bursts of intense well-shot action (occasionally laced with bits of dry humor), a dense but thoughtful story.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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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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Jo S

Great action movie. Affleck’s acting was fantastic. Looking forward to sequels. Will watch again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/24

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SR C

I adore this movie! It brings enlightenment about a topic that the public knows very little about, broaching the subject of the different ways of dealing with autistic children. The love story subplots are equally interesting, including moral codes and perspective.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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John M

Great action flick. The twist was a little obvious though.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Audience Member

This dumb coworker suggested this and it was pretty entertaining, actually

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Shawn P

Yo, this movie kicked ass. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. Affleck was awesome. J.K. Simmons was great. John Bernthral came through like always and killed it. Definitely worth the watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Gavin O'Connor

Director

Ben Affleck

Christian Wolff

Anna Kendrick

Dana Cummings

J.K. Simmons

Ray King

Jon Bernthal

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Jeffrey Tambor

Francis Silverberg

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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: Gavin O'Connor, Jamie Patricof, Marty P. Ewing, Steven Mnuchin
Screenwriter: Bill Dubuque
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros. Pictures, Electric City Entertainment
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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