Portrait of Ben Affleck

Acting

Ben Affleck

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2002 and 2003 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 92 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Affleck Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Character-Driven Drama 4
  • Pop Culture References 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Relationship Drama 3
  • 90s Nostalgia 3
  • Cringe Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

9 titles
Hunting Whitey Bulger
Hunting Whitey Bulger

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Keeper of the Lost Cities
Keeper of the Lost Cities

Director

Turbulence: The Greatest Mind in Formula One
Turbulence: The Greatest Mind in Formula One

Executive Producer

The Big Goodbye
The Big Goodbye

Producer, Director

Ghost Army
Ghost Army

Director, Producer

Shot in the Dark
Shot in the Dark

Executive Producer

King Leopold’s Ghost
King Leopold’s Ghost

Producer, Director

I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive

Producer

Killing Gawker
Killing Gawker

Producer

2020s

24 titles · average score 62
Animals
Animals (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mark Kimball

The Rip
The Rip (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne

The Accountant²
The Accountant² (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

as Christian Wolff

This Is Me…Now
This Is Me…Now (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rex Stone / Biker

Air
Air (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

as Phil Knight

Hypnotic
Hypnotic (2023)
GoodWatch score 47

as Danny Rourke

Deep Water
Deep Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 44

as Vic Van Allen

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Batman / Bruce Wayne

The Last Duel
The Last Duel (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Pierre d'Alençon

The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charlie Maguire

The Way Back
The Way Back (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jack Cunningham

The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
GoodWatch score 28

as Treat Morrison

2010s

17 titles · average score 58
Triple Frontier
Triple Frontier (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tom 'Redfly' Davis

Justice League
Justice League (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bruce Wayne / Batman

The Accountant
The Accountant (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Christian Wolff

Live by Night
Live by Night (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joe Coughlin

Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bruce Wayne (uncredited)

Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

as Nick Dunne

Runner Runner
Runner Runner (2013)
GoodWatch score 35

as Ivan Block

To the Wonder
To the Wonder (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Neil

Argo
Argo (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

as Tony Mendez

The Town
The Town (2010)
GoodWatch score 79

as Doug MacRay

The Company Men
The Company Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bobby Walker

2000s

32 titles · average score 55
He's Just Not That Into You
He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Neil

State of Play
State of Play (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

as Stephen Collins

Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as George Reeves

Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ollie Trinke

Daredevil
Daredevil (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Matt Murdock / Daredevil

Paycheck
Paycheck (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Michael Jennings

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jack Ryan

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

as Rafe McCawley

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck

Joseph: King of Dreams
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joseph (voice)

Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rudy Duncan

1990s

20 titles · average score 58
Dogma
Dogma (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bartleby

200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bartender

Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ben

Armageddon
Armageddon (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

as A.J. Frost

Phantoms
Phantoms (1998)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sheriff Bryce Hammond

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Chuckie Sullivan

Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

as Holden McNeil

Going All the Way
Going All the Way (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tom 'Gunner' Casselman

Glory Daze
Glory Daze (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jack

Mallrats
Mallrats (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shannon

Against the Grain
Against the Grain (1993)

TV show · as Joe Willie Clemons

Daddy
Daddy (1991)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ben Watson

1980s

8 titles · average score 64
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Baseball Fan (uncredited)

The Second Voyage of the Mimi
The Second Voyage of the Mimi (1988)

TV show

The Good Mother
The Good Mother (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Extra (uncredited)

Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Billy Hearn

Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Wanted: The Perfect Guy (1986)

as Danny Coleman

The Voyage of the Mimi
The Voyage of the Mimi (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as C.T. Granville

This Week
This Week (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Dark End of the Street
The Dark End of the Street (1981)

as Tommy

1970s

2 titles · average score 68
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Self - Host / Donnie Bartalotti (uncredited)

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Danny Coleman