# The Accountant (2016)

> A socially isolated mathematical savant moonlights as an accountant for criminals while turning a corporate fraud investigation into a lethal reckoning.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/185990

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Gavin O'Connor
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, John Lithgow, Jean Smart
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140479/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, darkly amusing, clinical, action movie night, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A math savant navigates the dangerous world of crime while seeking the truth behind a financial discrepancy.

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