• The Accountant (2016)

    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
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Release Date: October 14th, 2016

DVD Release Date: January 10th, 2017

R |2 hr 8 min

Plot Summary

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.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, John Lithgow, Jean Smart

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Genres: Thriller , Action

Production Co: Electric City Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords: 2010s , Brooding , Car , Emotional , Intense , Bar , Survival , Pursuit , Office

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  • 70
    John AndersonWall Street Journal

    An effective and even affecting pop thriller. show more

  • 60
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    All the more frustrating because of its conceptual freshness and Ben Affleck's sly turn in the title role, this sleek action thriller ends up delivering standard shoot-'em-up goods after initially suggesting it might provide something rather different. show more

  • 75
    Tirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia Inquirer

    On the whole, it's a mess of action clichés built on top of a shaky premise that's so out-of-this-world that it'll either enrage you - or make you laugh. I chose the latter. I'm not ashamed to admit that I had a lot of fun at this movie. show more

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