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Ben Affleck’s new action flick has fans staying at home to watch (Picture: Amazon Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new action thriller film has already landed on Amazon Prime Video<\/a> despite its UK cinema release date only coming two months ago.<\/p>\n

The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck<\/a>, is a sequel to the 2016 action film The Accountant, which also starred Ben in the lead role of Christian Wolff.<\/p>\n

Following the story of autistic<\/a> accountant Christian, The Accountant followed Ben’s character as he secretly reworked accounts for international criminal organisations.<\/p>\n

It received a mixed response from critics, and has a 53% rating on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, but has developed a cult following in the nine years since its release.<\/p>\n

And while it was made on a budget of $44million (\u00a332.5m), the film – directed by Gavin O’Connor – made back $155m (\u00a3115m) at the global box office.<\/p>\n

Starring Anna Kendrick too, The Accountant was popular with viewers, and a sequel was greenlit by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after years of development.<\/p>\n

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The Accountant original was released in 2016 (Picture: Amazon Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Directed again by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant 2 saw Ben Affleck reprise his role and starred opposite Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and JK Simmons once more.<\/p>\n

The sequel sees Christian drawn back into the criminal underworld after a mutual acquaintance is killed, uncovering a deadly conspiracy along the way.<\/p>\n

Critics were much kinder to it upon release earlier this year, with the film currently boasting a solid 72% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on more than 200 reviews.<\/p>\n

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Ben and Jon’s on-screen chemistry as brothers has been praised (Picture: Amazon Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It also gets unexpectedly quite intense in some places.’<\/p>\n<p>@PlanetReview concurred: ‘The film is a fun buddy comedy. It’s proof that a movie doesn’t have to be deep to have a good time at the movies, and that’s perfectly fine!<\/p>\n<p>‘The action is fun too. The characters are funny. However, the chemistry between leads Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal is as charming as it is electric.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2204076630-e1741685948522.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22705051\" alt=\"Ben Affleck in a beige jacket looks to the left while on stage.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The first film was an unexpected box office hit (Picture: Marcus Ingram\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/reviews\/the-accountant-2-review-ben-affleck-1236332243\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/reviews\/the-accountant-2-review-ben-affleck-1236332243\/\">Variety<\/a> film critic Owen Gleiberman referred to The Accountant 2 as ‘agreeably loopy’ and described it as a ‘hyperviolent good time’.<\/p>\n<p>@UcheKL said ‘Jon Bernthal and Ben Affleck have amazing screen chemistry,’ while @HeyKayKay described ‘the brother chemistry’ as ‘top notch’.<\/p>\n<p>@HayKayKay also argued: ‘Wait. 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Affleck and Bernthal are a great pairing.’<\/p>\n<p>While The Accountant 2 has gone over better with fans and critics, its box office figures didn’t quite match up, with the film making back just $101m (\u00a374.5m) against a budget of $80m (\u00a359m).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Accountant 2 is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Ben Affleck’s new action flick has fans staying at home to watch (Picture: Amazon Prime Video) A new action thriller film has already landed on Amazon Prime Video despite its UK cinema release date only coming two months ago. 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