15 movies starring Ben Affleck
Gone Girl (2014) ★ 8.1
Everything was ready for the celebration of five years of married life, when all of a sudden the birthday girl inexplicably disappeared. What was left behind were traces of a struggle in the house, blood that had clearly been tried to erase, and a string of clues in the treasure hunt game-the wife had arranged it every year for her adoring husband. And it seems that these clues offer a chance to shed light on the fate of the disappeared.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) ★ 6.4
Fearing that the actions of a godlike superhero will remain unchecked, the formidable and powerful guardian of Gotham City challenges the most revered savior of Metropolis these days, while the rest of the world decides which hero it truly wants. And while Batman and Superman are at war with each other, a new threat emerges that puts humanity in the greatest danger it has ever faced.
Justice League (2017) ★ 6.3
Inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne regains his faith in humanity. He enlists the support of new ally Diana Prince to fight an even more powerful foe. Batman and Wonder Woman quickly recruit a team of superhumans to fight the awakened threat. But despite the unique makeup of the superhero squad - Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash - it may be too late to save the planet from an invasion of catastrophic proportions.
Surviving Christmas (2004) ★ 5.5
Rich man Drew Latham's tired, humdrum life leads him to his childhood home in the suburbs for Christmas. Not even the fact that the house is now inhabited by other people can spoil Drew's mood. For a handsome fee, he offers the Valko family to be his kin for a while, and he himself dreams of celebrating the holiday in their circle. Except that the money does not turn the heads of all his new relatives, and the Valkos themselves, it seems, are a rare family of psychopaths ...
Changing Lanes (2002) ★ 6.5
Gavin Banek, a successful Wall Street lawyer, and Doyle Gipson, an insurance company representative returning to normal life after alcoholism, become the perpetrators of an accident. There are no casualties, but the quarrel of these different men will have great consequences for each of them.
The Way Back (2020) ★ 6.7
Stars:
Ben Affleck
Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
The Town (2010) ★ 7.5
More than 300 bank robberies occur every year in Boston. And most of the professionals who specialize in this area live in a county called Charleston, a total area of one square mile. Doug McRae is one of them. Unlike most, Doug had a chance to succeed, a chance not to follow his father's criminal path. Instead, however, he became the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves on taking whatever they want and getting away with it.
Triple Frontier (2019) ★ 6.4
The border area between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil is considered a haven for organized crime, drug traffickers and terrorists. For years, special operations teams have tried to sweep the region, but to no avail. An operative code-named Pope, after years of tracking, finally discovers the hiding place of drug lord Lorea and enlists his retired comrades to pull off an adventurous operation. He convinces his former colleagues to kill and rob Lorea, thereby ensuring himself and his families a good life.
Live by Night (2016) ★ 6.4
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
The Sum of All Fears (2002) ★ 6.4
Jack Ryan is a CIA analyst and he must stop the plans of Neo-Nazis who are looking to start a war between Russia, which would be devastating. They plan on planting bombs at football games in Baltimore, Maryland that will detonate with nuclear weapons and set off an international conflict.
Pearl Harbor (2001) ★ 6.2
Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and he and Evelyn and Rafe hook up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britain, and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting, suddenly one morning comes the air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor."
The Accountant (2016) ★ 7.3
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.
Argo (2012) ★ 7.7
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Runner Runner (2013) ★ 5.6
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) ★ 6.8
Genres:
Comedy
The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie.
Good Will Hunting (1997) ★ 8.3
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Jersey Girl (2004) ★ 6.2
A widower must look after his precocious daughter and rebuild his life and career after he's sidelined by an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup.
Forces of Nature (1999) ★ 5.5
A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.
Gigli (2003) ★ 2.6
Larry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.
Deep Water (2022) ★ 5.4
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) ★ 8.0
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) ★ 4.3
A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake...
Paycheck (2003) ★ 6.3
What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased.
To the Wonder (2012) ★ 5.8
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
The Tender Bar (2021) ★ 6.7
Genres:
Drama
A boy (Jr.) seeks a replacement for his father, who disappeared shortly after his birth, and bonds with his uncle Charlie and the patrons at a bar in Long Island. Uncle Charlie works as a bartender there and knows all of the staff and regular patrons. He is a charismatic individual and all of his friends are eager to initiate Jr. into their rituals. Jr. listens closely to the stories of these men and relies on these stories for guidance on how to live.
Man About Town (2006) ★ 5.5
A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.
Halftime (2022) ★ 6.5
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez reflects on her multifaceted career and the pressure of life in the spotlight in this intimate documentary.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) ★ 5.6
Jay and Silent Bob inadvertently sign away their names and rights to the new Bluntman and Chronic movie. Now they head to Hollywood to stop the film from being made. Along the way Jay discovers that he is a father.
Bounce (2000) ★ 5.8
Buddy (Affleck) has just signed an airline in Chicago as a big client, but is ironically delayed at the airport waiting for a flight to LA on that same airline. He meets fellow passenger Greg, who opts to be bumped, even though it means missing an activity with his older son. When the flight gets resumed, Buddy thinks he's doing a good deed by swapping tickets with Greg so he can get home to his son. Sadly, the flight crashes. Buddy conspires with his friend, the ticket agent that night, to take his name off the passenger list and put Greg's on. Once he's back in LA, his new client dictates that the company run a series of feel-good ads about the crash. Buddy feels very hypocritical, and completely loses it when the commercials win a Cleo. After going through re-hab, he decides he needs to check on Greg's widow. But he doesn't plan on falling in love with her.