Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckChris Wolff
- Anna KendrickDana Cummings
- J.K. SimmonsRay King
- Jon BernthalBraxton
- Jeffrey TamborFrancis Silverberg
- Cynthia Addai-RobinsonMarybeth Medina
- John LithgowLamar Black
- Jean SmartRita Blackburn
- Andy UmbergerEd Chilton
- Alison WrightJustine
Recommendations
- 75
USA Today
Ben Affleck brings needed nuance to old-fashioned brains and brawn as an action hero with high-functioning autism in The Accountant. - 70
TheWrap
Audiences willing to just go with the movie’s outlandish lead character will find laughs and thrills along the way, as well as that rarest of studio properties: a tentpole that actually leaves you enthusiastic about the prospect of a sequel. - 70
Variety
The Accountant is nothing if not a puzzle — not so much a jigsaw as a three-dimensional brain teaser that gets deeper and stranger with each new revelation. - 60
The 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. - 60
ScreenCrush
The world-building is engrossing. The premise is refreshingly peculiar. The action grabs your attention. As long as the movie keeps a lid on what precisely is going on, it works. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film juggles a “follow the money” procedural with corporate espionage thriller, producing two competing tones that never reconcile into one fluid narrative. - 50
The Playlist
Seemingly primed to deliver daffy thrills, The Accountant instead goes about its noble-killer business with all the excitement of an IRS audit. - 42
IndieWire
While “Jason Bourne meets Temple Grandin” might sound like an interesting idea for a studio write-off, “James Bond meets Michael Clayton meets Rain Man meets all of their friends and enemies” is a dull movie that’s too full of distractions to pay out any dividends.
