The Accountant

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The Accountant

R

2016

2h 7m

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.

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

11/20/2017

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

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

11/14/2016

2.5/5

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

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

11/09/2016

3/5

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

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

May 1

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

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

03/28/2024

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.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

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

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Seth M

12/23/2021

Really loved it. Should be a franchise

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Michael P

@Michael-jai 7h

Almost numbingly mild.

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Kansas T

@RT25223628 5d

Zach Pope is a film critic that got this review right! It's action packed with twists and turns and fine performance by Ben Affleck. The other critics must have been triggered by the ASD theme because they spew nonsense for no reason. I actually prefer original over sequel but probably apples to oranges.

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Joaquin U

@Joaquin1 Mar 5

Good popcorn movie. Plenty of action. Good cast. Good rhythm. Some aspects of the script could be improved. The main character was not explained enough. Anyway, decent.

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gerald H

@RottenGary Feb 26

This is one of the best movies of the millennium. "Critics" who give 53% ... find a job!

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Shail C

@ITakeMoviesSeriously Feb 17

Absolutely brilliant and layered story. If you are watching keenly and being observant almost everything in the movie adds on. And will have your attention till the last scene. Absolute MUST WATCH!

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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 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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