The Accountant

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The Accountant

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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

Nov 20, 2017

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

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Nov 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

Nov 9, 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, 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

Mar 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

Aug 7, 2023

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

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mahedrick

May 26, 2026

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

Dec 23, 2021

Really loved it. Should be a franchise

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Ran T

@RT99502917 Sep 13, 2026

Another movie about a male autistic savant that included two savants 😂 even though extremely rare, an autistic without autistic traits…because his father abused him when he was young into hiding all his behaviors apparently. While well known that immersion therapy doesn’t work in autism…this movie is harmful and beyond ridiculous….the smart woman falls in love with him for no apparent reason just because he is always there…also it hasn’t decided what is it about completely. But i mostly care about the misinformation it spreads I am truly shocked. He could just have been a very frank, emotionally numb smart dude but nooooo he had to be an autistic savant…way way way out of touch with the condition.

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Paul S

@PManRager Sep 12, 2026

This was an amazing action flick! It had a captivating story, an intriguing main character, and plenty of raw, nail biting action to keep anyone hooked. I definitely recommend this for action and thriller fans!

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Ivan R

@RT88443011 Sep 7, 2026

This was a really fun action movie, really enjoyed it

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Lars N

@movie_douche Sep 4, 2026

The accountant can't decide og it's a corporate thriller ord hitman movie and so becomes terrible versions of both with Rain Man springled in there for good meassure.

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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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