Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal are back together with the filmmaker Gavin O'Connor for The Accountant 2. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 8, 2025. The sequel was released in theatres on April 25, 2025, six years after the first film. The film revolves around the story of Christian Wolff (played by Ben Affleck), an autistic accountant who launders money for criminals in the world. It is streaming on OTT.
Where to watch The Accountant 2?
The Accountant 2 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming platform shared the trailer of the film on X (formerly Twitter) and captioned, "The final piece of the puzzle. The Accountant 2, streaming on Prime Video June 5."
Plot overview
The movie centres on Christian Wolff, a forensic accountant and an autistic mathematical genius. The movie demonstrates that he applies his accounting and martial arts expertise to battle organised crime. What happens when Christian works for a legitimate client, a robotics firm where accounting discrepancies have been identified? As Christian nears the truth, he faces an increase in violence and must safeguard those he loves. The film unveils what occurs afterward.
Cast
Along with Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, the film features Jon Bernthal as Braxton, Daniella Pineda as Anaïs, Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Marybeth Medina, Grant Harvey as Cobb, Andrew Howard as Batu, and J. K. Simmons as Raymond King, among others.
Powerhouse behind The Accountant 2
Gavin O'Conor has directed the film and Bill Dubuque has written the screenplay. The film is produced by Ben Affleck, Mark Williams and Lynette Howell Taylor under the banner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Artists Equity. The film's music is composed by Bryce Dessner.
About Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is a versatile actor who is known for a diverse range of films, including his breakthrough role in Good Will Hunting, Gone Girl, Deep Water, AIR, The Way Back, The Last Duel, Triple Frontier and more. Affleck is also recognised for his portrayal in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League and The Flash.
He has won two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay for the movie Good Will Hunting in 1998 (shared with Matt Damon), and another was for Best Motion Picture (produced by Affleck) for the film Argo in 2013.
Upcoming projects
Ben Affleck was last seen in Kiss of the Spider Woman alongside Diego Luna, Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh in the lead roles. He will be next seen in the action thriller, The Rip which is directed and written by Joe Carnahan. The film features Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Steven Yeun in the lead roles.
