The Accountant

"Calculate your choices."

2016 2h 8m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 7,633

CrimeThrillerDrama

Synopsis

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As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

“Calculate your choices.”

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Cast

Ben Affleck
Christian Wolff
Anna Kendrick
Dana Cummings
J.K. Simmons
Ray King
Jon Bernthal
Brax
Jeffrey Tambor
Francis Silverberg
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Marybeth Medina
John Lithgow
Lamar Blackburn
Jean Smart
Rita Blackburn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writers: Bill Dubuque
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Accountant Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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224+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gavin O'Connor, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Pearson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gavin O'Connor directs. Seamus McGarvey behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Richard Pearson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "The Accountant Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4224+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Gavin O'Connor, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Richard Pearson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Calculate your choices.".
10IMDB entry: tt2140479 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "prison", "sniper", "assassin", "autism".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Original score: Mark Isham
Editing: Richard Pearson
Production design: Keith P. Cunningham
Costume design: Nancy Steiner
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Santiago
VFX supervisor: Marshall Richard Krasser
Sound: Mark Mangini
Stunt coordinator: Fernando Chien
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $44,000,000
Box office: $155,160,045
Return: 353% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Accountant (2016)

Part of

The Accountant Collection

An intended trilogy of crime thriller films starring Ben Affleck as 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.

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Jeff_342017-02-08
★ 7/10
Surprisingly decent IMHO Ben Affleck has the ability to stink up the screen and has done so on a number of occasions, thankfully this was not one of them. The premise was good, the characters interesting and the action worked within the story. None of it felt forced which was a nice surprise. Worth a one time watch. ;)
Reno2017-02-24
★ 9/10
He's not the same man inside out! The film was powerful, one of the best of the year I have seen. From the director of 'Warrior'. The story of a freelance accountant who was hired by a company to find the financial frauds. But when he's on the verge to uncover the names, the company rolls back over one of its member's death in the following day. It does not stop there, the life threat tails him and all who were involved with him. Now the film reveals his real identity going back to disclose his childhood days, like how he grew up. In the meantime, he has to find those people who are after him before they do and so with a twist the film comes to an end. Coming from a DC film, now Ben Affleck proved he can be like any other top actors from the industry. His physique was great for the role he played. Thanks to Batman role. This is like his version of 'John Wick' or 'Jack Reacher'. Definitely we can expect a sequel here. Anna Kedrick was great in the recent time with all her films, particularly the box office wise. In this she did not get bigger role, but one of the main and in the follow-up, she might get more opportunity. The film was almost perfect for a crime-thriller. Especially the characters make the finest film of its kind. An outstanding film, so recommended for those who seek entertainment fullest. 9/10
The Movie Mob2022-08-19
★ 9/10
Overall : A fresh action standout with unique characters and excellent fight sequences. The Accountant's numbers just add up! The Accountant was an unexpected action thriller with unique character choices. Ben Affleck's Chris Wolff is a highly capable and efficient hitman with high functioning autism that leads a double life as a forensic accountant-not a typical main character in an action movie and is handled brilliantly well. However, the true highlight of this movie is the writing making each moment and character feel fresh and memorable. Fantastic action sequences and an outstanding cast, along with the exceptional writing, elevates The Accountant well above average action flicks to a special must-see action standout.