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.

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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

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

05/01/2025

“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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mahedrick

1d

Great film! I love the action and Ben Affleck was great. At times seems drug out but it works out.

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Seth M

12/23/2021

Really loved it. Should be a franchise

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Gordon G

@GG2025 1d

Fantastic intrigue and action set against a family history of neurodiversity. Far better than the critics gave it credit for. It’s only "messy" if you think a Jackson Pollock painting is "messy"—likely because you haven’t looked beyond the surface to appreciate it. This movie rewards anyone with an open mind and a little time to muse on it.

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Chris B

@Papa13070 May 20

This film is utterly incredible. The acting is amazing, I loved the plot, the action was brilliant. As a person with autism I can say that Affleck portrayed autism perfectly, I don't understand why this film gets so much controversy. Every person with autism is different and acts different to one another. I never liked action films before this but this film is just so amazing and original that I came to like action films. I have watched this so many times and never get bored of it. I hope the sequel is as good as this, love to see more films like this. Would definitely recommend this film to anyone, no matter what genre they prefer.

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Michael S.

@Suba117 Apr 26

You ever wanted to see Jason Bourne with autism that had a super assassin brother? Boy, we got a movie for you!

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John R

@RT91501528 Apr 18

This is a very clever action movie, with a lot of beauty, some excellent plot twists, and a high-powered cast as well as actors in smaller roles at the top of their games. I think the back-story pushes the bounds of credulity, and the solution of the mystery is not very logical.

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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