Movies by Ben Affleck
As part of the cast:
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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The Company Men (2010)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones …
Directed by: John Wells
Written, directed and produced by John Wells ("The West Wing"), this indie drama stars Ben Affleck as a successful businessman who comes face-to-face with America's downsizing epidemic…
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The Town (2010)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Career bank robber Doug (Ben Affleck) and his volatile partner, Jim (Jeremy Renner), hit a roadblock when Doug falls for bank manager Claire (Rebecca Hall), whom he kidnapped during their…
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He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson lead an all-star ensemble cast of characters dealing with the pitfalls of love and human interaction in this big-screen adaptation of…
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State of Play (2009)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams …
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
When his mistress is found dead, Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) tries desperately to protect his name and career. As journalists Cal (Russell Crowe) and Della (Rachel McAdams)…
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Extract (2009)
Cast: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck …
Directed by: Mike Judge
Poised to sell his successful flavor extract company, Joel's life is pretty sweet -- until an on-the-job accident threatens his livelihood. To make matters worse, his marriage is…
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The People Speak (2009)
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen …
Directed by: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn …
Inspired by historian Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States," a slate of top performers takes the stage to recreate the voices of American history's most…
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Hollywoodland (2006)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck …
Directed by: Allen Coulter
When the actor who famously played the Man of Steel in TV's "Adventures of Superman" turns up dead in Beverly Hills, a dogged private eye investigates and unearths a string of strange…
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Clerks 2 (2006)
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Picking up 10 years after their original misfit misadventures, director Kevin Smith revisits the doldrums and daily routines of New Jersey's minimum-wage employees in this sequel to his…
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Smokin' Aces (2006)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys …
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
After a sleazy Las Vegas magician (Jeremy Piven) agrees to testify against the mob, he embarks on one last hurrah in Lake Tahoe before entering protective custody. But can just one FBI agent…
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Man About Town (2006)
Cast: John Cleese, Gina Gershon, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Mike Binder
Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) is a man with a blessed life -- a successful career as a top Hollywood agent, a beautiful wife and a large bank account. But his world begins to crash when he…
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005)
Cast: Jon Lovitz, Robert De Niro, Janet Jackson …
From Hanukkah Harry to pathological liar Tommy Flanagan, this trenchant retrospective contains some of Jon Lovitz's funniest moments on "Saturday Night Live." Between 1985 and '90,…
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Celebrity News Reels: Hollywood's Most Infamous Couples and Ugliest Breakups (2005)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman …
For as much as we celebrate their well-publicized unions, we can't help mourning their equally public break-ups. This installment of the Celebrity News Reels series captures candid…
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Jersey Girl (2004)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Ollie is a young, suave music publicist with a new wife and a baby on the way. But when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood and a defunct career, it takes a new love and the…
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Surviving Christmas (2004)
Cast: Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate …
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
When his girlfriend dumps him and he's facing spending Christmas alone, Drew (Ben Affleck) returns to his childhood home to recapture the magic and idyll of his past. Unfortunately, his…
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Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
Cast: Ben Affleck, John Kerry, Michael Kranish …
Directed by: George Butler
This revealing documentary chronicles Senator John Kerry's tour of duty (as the skipper of a Swift Boat) in Vietnam, his controversial contributions to the peace movement that followed…
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Daredevil (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell …
Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Ben Affleck is Matt Murdock, a Marvel Comics hero who's a lawyer by day but fights the bad guys at night to avenge the murder of his father, a boxer. But what sets Matt apart from most…
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Gigli (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Small-time thug Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) kidnaps the brother of a district attorney in order to save a mob kingpin (Al Pacino) from prosecution. But when Gigli's superior doesn't…
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Paycheck (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman …
Directed by: John Woo
Paid big money by high-tech firms for working on hush-hush projects, computer ace Michael Jennings then has his memory erased for security purposes -- which explains why he can't figure…
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The Curse of the Bambino (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Michael Chiklis, Denis Leary …
For decades, the Boston Red Sox have been unable to win a championship, a streak players and fans are eager to snap. Die-hard Red Sox loyalist Ben Affleck narrates this documentary asking why…
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Changing Lanes (2002)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton …
Directed by: Roger Michell
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star in this intense drama about an egocentric attorney and a recovering alcoholic salesman whose lives dangerously collide when their cars crash on a New…
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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell …
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
Why are three missing Russian nuclear scientists holed up in the Ukraine, communicating with neo-Nazis? CIA agent Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) digs up more information than the U.S. government is…
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The Third Wheel (2002)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Ben Affleck, Denise Richards …
Directed by: Jordan Brady
Mild-mannered Stanley (Luke Wilson) only has eyes for co-worker Diana (Denise Richards). After he finally musters the courage to ask her on a date, he wants everything to be just right.…
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale …
Directed by: Michael Bay
The friendship between two fighter pilots is put to the test when they become entangled in a love triangle with a beautiful nurse. But the rivalry is put on hold when they find themselves at…
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Cast: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
When Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them…
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Daddy and Them (2001)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd …
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
An Alabama family reunites to support their Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney), who's on trial for murder. Musician Claude (Billy Bob Thornton) and his wife, Ruby (Laura Dern), are among the…
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National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Michael Bay …
Directed by: Kevin Bachar
Go behind the scenes to see how fact and fiction fused to create a silver-screen blockbuster. This gripping documentary looks at Japan's infamous 1941 attack, combining archival footage…
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Reindeer Games (2000)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Action-adventure master John Frankenheimer directs this sordid tale of deadly deception. Fresh out of prison, Rudy (Ben Affleck) poses as his cellmate Nick so he can meet Nick's alluring…
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Boiler Room (2000)
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Vin Diesel …
Directed by: Ben Younger
Underground casino operator and college dropout Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) becomes too involved in a sham New York brokerage firm and decides to go straight after his stern father (Ron…
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Bounce (2000)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge …
Directed by: Don Roos
Ad executive Buddy switches airplane tickets with a stranger, who unfortunately dies when that plane crashes. Greatly troubled, Buddy looks up the man's widow, Abby, unexpectedly falls…
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Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill, Richard Herd …
Directed by: Rob LaDuca, Robert C. Ramirez
With his gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat, Joseph inspires jealousy in his brothers and is sold into slavery in this animated retelling of the inspiring Bible story.
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200 Cigarettes (1999)
Cast: Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Paul Rudd …
Directed by: Risa Bramon Garcia
Set on the last day of 1981, 200 Cigarettes is a manic romantic comedy that follows a group of loquacious, chain-smoking twentysomethings seeking love and happiness as they converge for a…
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Forces of Nature (1999)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Maura Tierney …
Directed by: Bronwen Hughes
When a wayward seagull and approaching hurricane ground the flight en route to his wedding, uncomplicated Ben (Ben Affleck) is stuck renting a car with eccentric free spirit Sarah (Sandra…
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Dogma (1999)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Alanis Morissette …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Fallen angels (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck), a gnarly demon (Jason Lee) and a half-baked apostle (Chris Rock) walk among America's cynics and innocents and duke it out for…
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Phantoms (1998)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan …
Directed by: Joe Chappelle
In this spooky flick based on a Dean Koontz novel, Lisa (Rose McGowan) and Jenny (Joanna Going) arrive in Snowfield, Colorado, for a ski vacation, only to find the town deserted but for a…
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Armageddon (1998)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck …
Directed by: Michael Bay
As a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, NASA's head honcho hatches a plan to split the deadly rock in two before it annihilates the entire planet, calling on the world's finest…
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench …
Directed by: John Madden
Young Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman (Gwyneth…
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Chasing Amy (1997)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
After comic book artist Holden (Ben Affleck) falls in love with the perfect woman, Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), he discovers she is a lesbian in this comedy from writer-director Kevin Smith.…
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Good Will Hunting (1997)
Cast: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back in this uplifting drama about friendship and risk.
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Going All the Way (1997)
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane …
Directed by: Mark Pellington
Opposites attract when meek, introspective Sonny Burns (Jeremy Davies) and outgoing charmer "Gunner" Casselman (Ben Affleck) form an unlikely friendship in the days following the Korean War.…
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Office Killer (1997)
Cast: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn …
Directed by: Cindy Sherman
After being put on contract status and forced to work from home because of downsizing, mousy copy editor Dorine Douglas (Carol Kane) finds a solution to her frustrations when she's…
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Mallrats (1995)
Cast: Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Young, suburban everymen Brodie and T.S. lose their girlfriends on the same day, so they take to the mall in search of solace in writer-director Kevin Smith's comical look at love and…
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Glory Daze (1995)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Megan Ward …
Directed by: Rich Wilkes
It's punk rock meets Animal House in this campus comedy that stars Ben Affleck as Jack, a soon-to-be graduate who finds he's having a difficult time letting go of the college life…
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Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition (1995)
Cast: Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Young, suburban everymen Brodie (Jason Lee) and T.S. (Jeremy London) lose their girlfriends on the same day, so they take to the mall in search of solace in writer-director Kevin Smith's…
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
Cast: Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiley Wiggins …
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Director Richard Linklater's coming-of-age comedy follows a group of teenagers on their last day of school in 1976, centering on Randall "Pink" Floyd, who moves easily among stoners,…
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School Ties (1992)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
David Greene, a working-class Jewish teen, receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s. But in favor of fitting in, he chooses to hide his religious heritage…
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Danielle Steel's Daddy (1991)
Cast: Patrick Duffy, Kate Mulgrew, John Anderson …
Directed by: Michael Miller
In this romantic drama based on Danielle Steel's novel, the world of advertising executive Oliver Watson (Patrick Duffy) crumbles when his wife of 20 years (Kate Mulgrew) leaves him ...…
As a director:
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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The Town (2010)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Career bank robber Doug (Ben Affleck) and his volatile partner, Jim (Jeremy Renner), hit a roadblock when Doug falls for bank manager Claire (Rebecca Hall), whom he kidnapped during their…
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
When a 4-year-old girl goes missing in a rough neighborhood, two private investigators reluctantly agree to take the case. But the investigation proves more complex than they could have imagined.