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The Accountant (2016 film)

The Accountant
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGavin O'Connor
Written byBill Dubuque
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySeamus McGarvey
Edited byRichard Pearson
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) (United States)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$44 million[2]
Box office$155.2 million[2]

The Accountant is a 2016 American action thriller film[1][3] directed by Gavin O'Connor, written by Bill Dubuque and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. The storyline follows Christian Wolff, a certified public accountant with autism who makes his living (un-)'cooking the books' (i.e.: sanitizing the already fraudulent financial and accounting records) of criminal and terrorist organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement.

The Accountant premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 14, 2016. Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $155 million worldwide. It received praise for Affleck’s performance and the action sequences featuring pencak silat, an Indonesian martial art, but it was also criticized for its portrayal of autism.[4][5][6][7][8]

A sequel to the film, with most of the cast and creative team returning and with Affleck and Matt Damon among the producers, is currently in the works at Amazon MGM Studios.[9]

  1. ^ a b "The Accountant". British Board of Film Classification. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Accountant (2016)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Why Ben Affleck's new movie is three genres in one, according to its director". Boston.com.
  4. ^ "The Accountant: Best Adapted Martial Arts In Film". Filmoria.co.uk. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Alexander, Bryan (October 12, 2016). "Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' walks the line with autism and guns". USA Today. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Abubucker, Somya (October 8, 2017). "The Accountant: A Cinematic Take on Autism Spectrum Disorder". American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal. 12 (10): 9–9. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2017.121006 – via psychiatryonline.org (Atypon).
  7. ^ https://cdrnys.org/blog/advocacy/the-accountant/
  8. ^ "The Accountant is another example of Hollywood's autism problem". Little White Lies.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 7, 2024). "Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons & Cynthia Addai-Robinson Returning For 'The Accountant 2' As Artists Equity Sets Up Sequel At Amazon MGM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2024.