Actor Ben Affleck (1972)

Deep Water (2022) is an erotic psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne, from a screenplay by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. The story follows the lives of Melinda and Vic Van Allen and their daughter Trixie, who reside in Little Wesley, Louisiana. Vic has retired early after designing navigation chips for military drones, while Melinda openly takes lovers – even in their shared home. Their unique ...

The Tender Bar (2021), directed by George Clooney and written by William Monahan, is an American coming-of-age film. In 1973, nine-year-old JR Maguire returns to his grandparents’ home on Long Island with his mother Dorothy after being abandoned by his father Johnny, who was a radio personality known as “the Voice”. Growing up in a working class family, JR finds a father figure in his uncle Charlie, the owner of a local bar called “The Dickens”. While listening to the Voice on the radio and eagerly awaiting Johnny’s promised visits and ...

A historical action drama, The Last Duel (2021), directed by Ridley Scott and written by Nicole Holofcener, tells the story of French squires Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris during the Caroline War. Divided into three chapters, each chapter presents the same story from a different perspective. In summary, after serving in the war, Jean and Jacques pledge loyalty to Count Pierre d’Alençon, who has been appointed as Jean’s overlord by King Charles VI. Seeking financial gain, Jean marries Marguerite de Thibouville under the assumption that her father, ...

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), also known as the Snyder Cut, is a director’s cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League, which is part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) based on DC Comics’ team of the same name. Centuries ago, Darkseid and his Parademons attempted to conquer Earth by harnessing the power of three Mother Boxes. However, they were thwarted by a united force consisting of Olympian Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, humans and extraterrestrial beings. Afterwards, the Mother Boxes were scattered and concealed in different locations. In present day, Superman’s death at the hands of Doomsday[d] ...

The Way Back (2020) is an American sports drama film directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. The story follows Jack Cunningham, an alcoholic ironworker who is separated from his wife, Angela. After expressing concern about his habits at Thanksgiving dinner, Jack receives a call from Father Devine at his former Catholic high school, Bishop Hayes. He is asked to coach the basketball team due to the previous coach’s heart attack. Jack meets the assistant coach and algebra teacher Dan, as well as the six varsity players on the team. He discovers ...

J.C. Chandor directed the American action-adventure film, Triple Frontier (2019), which he co-wrote with Mark Boal. Private military advisor Santiago ‘Pope’ Garcia, a former United States Army Delta Force operator, is stationed in Colombia to combat drug cartels. In need of assistance, an informant named Yovanna seeks out Pope’s help to smuggle herself and her brother out of the country. In exchange for their safe escape, she offers information on the whereabouts of drug lord Gabriel Martin Lorea who resides in a remote jungle house with $75 million in ...

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), a buddy stoner comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith, is set in Leonardo, New Jersey. The duo (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), known for growing marijuana in their old RST Video Store disguised as a chicken sandwich restaurant called ‘Cock Smoker’, are unexpectedly raided by a SWAT team. This leads them to court where they are assigned a lawyer who makes them sign a document prior to the trial. Successfully convincing the judge that their business was ...

Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, Justice League (2017) is an American film. It opens with footage taken by two kids using their camera phone, capturing Clark Kent/Superman after one of his heroic missions. In an interview, one of the kids asks Superman about his favorite thing on Earth, but before he can answer, the footage abruptly ends. Fast forward several months later in Gotham City where a robbery has just taken place. Perched on a gargoyle, Bruce Wayne/Batman confronts the perpetrator and engages him in a fight. Using fear as his ally, Batman dangles the man over the edge of a building and lures out a strange winged creature. After ...

Live by Night (2016) is a compelling crime drama featuring Ben Affleck as the writer, director, producer and star. Based on Dennis Lehane’s 2012 novel of the same title, it follows the story of Joe Coughlin, an Irish-American World War I veteran and son of Boston police captain Thomas Coughlin. In the year 1926, Joe falls for Emma Gould, the mistress of notorious gangster Albert White who he and his friends have been targeting through a series of robberies. Despite Thomas’ disapproval and warnings against Joe’s criminal activities, the love between Joe ...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is an American superhero film featuring the iconic DC Comics characters, Batman and Superman. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne flees from his parents’ funeral and tumbles into a cave. As he falls, bats lift him back to the surface in a swirling vortex. In the present day, eighteen months after his epic battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Meanwhile, Bruce has been operating as the masked vigilante known as Batman in Gotham City for two decades. Being present for the destructive clash between Superman and Zod only strengthens Bruce’s belief that Superman ...

Directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant (2016) is an American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque. The protagonist, who goes by the name ‘Christian Wolff’, is on the autism spectrum. While his mother wants to send him to Harbor Neuroscience for treatment, his father disagrees and takes it upon himself to train Christian and his brother Braxton in various martial arts. This training also includes encouraging Christian to face stimuli that usually trigger him, rather than avoiding them. As things stand, Christian runs a small accounting office ...

Gone Girl (2014), an American psychological thriller directed by David Fincher and written by Gillian Flynn, follows the story of Nick Dunne, a writing teacher who discovers his wife Amy is missing on their fifth wedding anniversary. Amy’s fame as the inspiration for her parents’ successful Amazing Amy children’s books leads to widespread media coverage, and Nick’s apparent lack of concern over his wife’s disappearance raises suspicion. Through flashbacks in the form of diary entries, we see a complex reality and a marriage that has ...

Directed by Brad Furman and written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, Runner Runner (2013) is an American crime thriller film. Once a successful Wall Street worker, Richie Furst’s past career prevents him from receiving financial aid at Princeton University. In order to afford his master’s degree, he turns to referring students to online gambling and receives a portion of the profits. When the dean threatens to expel Richie for this behavior, he attempts to win back his tuition using his impressive poker ...

To the Wonder (2012) is an American experimental romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, following the story of Neil, an American traveler who falls for Marina, a Ukrainian divorcée living in Paris with her young daughter Tatiana. As their love blossoms, they journey to Mont St. Michel in Normandy. Eventually, Neil invites Marina and Tatiana to join him in his hometown of Oklahoma, where he has taken a job as an environmental inspector. However, as time goes on, their fiery relationship begins to cool. Marina finds comfort in the company of Father Quintana, a troubled Catholic priest grappling with ...

Argo (2012), an American historical drama thriller, was directed, produced by, and starred Ben Affleck. The screenplay, based on the 1999 memoir The Master of Disguise by U.S. C.I.A. operative Tony Mendez and 2007 Wired article The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran by Joshuah Bearman (edited by Nicholas Thompson), follows a group of diplomats who escape capture during the Iranian Revolution on ...

The Company Men (2010), an American drama film written and directed by John Wells, follows the story of Bobby Walker. When his employer, the publicly held shipbuilding corporation GTX, undergoes downsizing during the recession, Walker finds himself among the many employees who are let go. As a white-collar worker with a high salary and family to support, he struggles to maintain his lavish lifestyle after losing his job. Despite receiving outplacement services from GTX, Walker is unable to secure another corporate position and gradually has to give up luxuries like his country club membership and Porsche. Eventually, he ...

The Town (2010) is an American crime thriller film co-written and directed by Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan’s 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. Four lifelong friends from the neighborhood of Charlestown, Boston, Douglas ‘Doug’ MacRay, James ‘Jem’ Coughlin, Albert ‘Gloansy’ MacGloan, and Desmond ‘Dez’ Elden, rob a bank wearing masks. Against Doug’s wishes, Jem takes bank manager Claire Keesey hostage but later releases her unharmed. After finding out that Claire lives in their neighborhood, Doug ...

Extract (2009), an American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge, centers around Joel Reynolds, the owner and founder of Reynolds Extract. While his business is thriving, his marriage lacks excitement and he frequently deals with his bothersome neighbor, Nathan. One day, an unfortunate incident occurs at the factory resulting in employee Step losing a testicle. This catches the attention of Cindy, a con artist who reads about it in the news. She devises a plan to make easy money by getting a job at the factory and manipulates Joel for inside information on Step. In addition, she begins stealing from her ...

Based on the self-help book of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) is an American romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Ken Kwapis. The movie revolves around the struggles of nine individuals in their relationships. Throughout the story, Gigi stands out as a recurring character who continuously misinterprets her partners’ actions. However, things take a positive turn when she meets Alex, who guides her in understanding the signals from her dates.

Smokin’ Aces (2006) is a thrilling American action film written and directed by Joe Carnahan. Infamous Las Vegas magician and aspiring criminal, Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel, finds himself holed up in a Lake Tahoe hotel while his agent negotiates for him to receive immunity from the FBI. With mob boss Primo Sparazza offering a million-dollar reward for Israel’s heart, various hitmen have been summoned to collect the bounty: master of disguise Lazlo Soot, contract killers Sharice Watters and Georgia Sykes (hired by Sparazza’s right-hand man), mercenary Pasquale Acosta, and three merciless neo-Nazis ...