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The 26 Best Ben Affleck Movies

By YPB Team

Oscar winners share space here with asteroid blockbusters, Kevin Smith cult comedies and a few turns in the cape. Three decades of work, plenty of highs, and a guilty pleasure or two.

  1. Good Will Hunting — ranked #11
    Good Will Hunting
    Gus Van Sant's 1997 drama in which Affleck plays Chuckie Sullivan, and whose screenplay he co-wrote with Matt Damon to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
    1000pts
  2. Argo — ranked #22
    Argo
    A 2012 thriller directed by Affleck, who stars as CIA officer Tony Mendez; it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
    787pts
  3. The Sum of All Fears — ranked #33
    The Sum of All Fears
    A 2002 Tom Clancy adaptation directed by Phil Alden Robinson, with Affleck as young CIA analyst Jack Ryan.
    517pts
  4. Air — ranked #44
    Air
    A 2023 drama about Nike signing Michael Jordan, directed by Affleck, who also plays Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
    517pts
  5. Batman v Superman — ranked #55
    Batman v Superman
    Zack Snyder's 2016 DC film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Affleck's debut as Bruce Wayne and Batman.
    480pts
  6. The Company Men — ranked #66
    The Company Men
    John Wells's 2010 recession drama in which Affleck plays Bobby Walker, a sales executive who loses his job in corporate downsizing.
    473pts
  7. The Accountant — ranked #77
    The Accountant
    Gavin O'Connor's 2016 thriller with Affleck as Christian Wolff, an autistic forensic accountant who works for criminal organizations.
    473pts
  8. Chasing Amy — ranked #88
    Chasing Amy
    Kevin Smith's 1997 romantic comedy-drama with Affleck as comic-book artist Holden McNeil.
    473pts
  9. The Tender Bar — ranked #99
    The Tender Bar
    George Clooney's 2021 adaptation of J. R. Moehringer's memoir, with Affleck as Uncle Charlie, a Long Island bartender.
    423pts
  10. Dogma — ranked #1010
    Dogma
    Kevin Smith's 1999 religious satire starring Affleck as Bartleby, a fallen angel, opposite Matt Damon's Loki.
    423pts
  11. The Town — ranked #1111
    The Town
    A 2010 Boston heist thriller that Affleck directed and co-wrote, starring as Charlestown bank robber Doug MacRay.
    423pts
  12. Triple Frontier — ranked #1212
    Triple Frontier
    J. C. Chandor's 2019 Netflix heist thriller, with Affleck as Tom 'Redfly' Davis, one of five former special forces operatives robbing a South American drug lord.
    367pts
  13. The Way Back — ranked #1313
    The Way Back
    Gavin O'Connor's 2020 sports drama with Affleck as Jack Cunningham, an alcoholic former basketball star who coaches his old high school team.
    367pts
  14. Hollywoodland — ranked #1414
    Hollywoodland
    Allen Coulter's 2006 noir about the death of TV Superman George Reeves, whom Affleck plays; the role won him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice.
    367pts
  15. Gone Girl — ranked #1515
    Gone Girl
    David Fincher's 2014 adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel, with Affleck as Nick Dunne, a husband suspected after his wife disappears.
    367pts
  16. Armageddon — ranked #1616
    Armageddon
    Michael Bay's 1998 asteroid disaster film, the year's top worldwide grosser, with Affleck as oil driller A.J. Frost.
    302pts
  17. Pearl Harbor — ranked #1717
    Pearl Harbor
    Michael Bay's 2001 World War II epic with Affleck as Army Air Corps pilot Rafe McCawley.
    302pts
  18. The Last Duel — ranked #1818
    The Last Duel
    Ridley Scott's 2021 medieval drama, co-written by Affleck, Matt Damon and Nicole Holofcener, with Affleck as Count Pierre d'Alençon.
    302pts
  19. Shakespeare in Love — ranked #1919
    Shakespeare in Love
    John Madden's 1998 Best Picture winner, in which Affleck plays the vain stage actor Ned Alleyn.
    302pts
  20. Changing Lanes — ranked #2020
    Changing Lanes
    A 2002 thriller by Roger Michell in which Affleck plays lawyer Gavin Banek, locked in a feud with Samuel L. Jackson after a car accident.
    302pts
  21. Daredevil — ranked #2121
    Daredevil
    Mark Steven Johnson's 2003 Marvel adaptation starring Affleck as blind lawyer Matt Murdock, who fights crime as Daredevil.
    228pts
  22. The Accountant 2 — ranked #2222
    The Accountant 2
    The 2025 sequel, again directed by Gavin O'Connor, reuniting Affleck's Christian Wolff with Jon Bernthal as his brother Braxton.
    228pts
  23. Zack Snyder's Justice League — ranked #2323
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
    The four-hour 2021 director's cut of Justice League released on HBO Max, with Affleck again as Batman.
    141pts
  24. State of Play — ranked #2424
    State of Play
    Kevin Macdonald's 2009 political thriller, with Affleck as Congressman Stephen Collins opposite Russell Crowe's reporter.
    141pts
  25. Mallrats — ranked #2525
    Mallrats
    Kevin Smith's 1995 comedy set in a New Jersey mall, with Affleck as the scheming clothing-store manager Shannon Hamilton.
    141pts
  26. Dazed and Confused — ranked #2626
    Dazed and Confused
    Richard Linklater's 1993 last-day-of-school comedy, in which Affleck plays the paddle-wielding senior Fred O'Bannion.
    0pts

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