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Ben Affleck

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School TiesSchool Ties (1992)
Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
A working–class teen hides that he is Jewish when he is awarded a scholarship to an exclusive prep school.
Dazed and ConfusedDazed and Confused (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Matthew McConaughey
Set on campus in 1976, this is a marvellous youth–movie/nostalgia–trip which treats the hopelessly insignificant as a source of constant…
Chasing AmyChasing Amy (1997) Recommended
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee
Can a lesbian learn to love someone from the opposite sex? – is but one of the sticky questions proffered in this bittersweet arthouse hit.…
Good Will HuntingGood Will Hunting (1997)
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
Toasted as the stars ascendant of New Hollywood, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck flaunt their writing/acting prowess in this affecting parable of how…
Going All the WayGoing All the Way (1997)
Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane
Jeremy Davies (SPANKING THE MONKEY) again endures the pains of youth, this time growing up sexually, socially and domestically frustrated in sodapop…
PhantomsPhantoms (1998) Recommended
Dir. Joe Chappelle
Feat. Joanna Going, Rose McGowan, Ben Affleck
Dropping in on a remote town with no apparent inhabitants, babe sisters Joanna Going and Rose McGowan find themselves on the sinister skids. Ben…
ArmageddonArmageddon (1998)
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton
After the tragedy of DEEP IMPACT, we get to witness the end of the world again, this time Jerry Bruckheimer–style (CON AIR, THE ROCK). That…
Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench
Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
200 Cigarettes200 Cigarettes (1998) Recommended
Dir. Risa Bramon Garcia
Feat. Ben Affleck, Martha Plimpton, Jay Mohr
An all–youth ensemble sample some Big Apple nightlife in the last remaining hours of 1981 before mingling at a precarious loft party.…
Forces of NatureForces of Nature (1999)
Dir. Bronwen Hughes
Feat. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock
Cutesy–pie screwball romance with wedding–bound hunk Ben Affleck enduring savage weather and travel catastrophes while saddled with kooky…
DogmaDogma (1999) Recommended
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Kevin Smith, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Eccentric meditation on Roman Catholicism in a modern–day context from writer/director Kevin Smith (CHASING AMY), that's just as bizarre as it…
Daddy and ThemDaddy and Them (1999)
Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston
Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
Boiler RoomBoiler Room (2000) Recommended
Dir. Ben Younger
Feat. Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel
Bullish morality–tale set in the stockmarket boom–world of 1990s America, where the hi–tech stock–bubble was hyped by…
Reindeer GamesReindeer Games (2000)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron
Parolee Ben Affleck may wish he was back in his cell after impersonating his dead cellmate and landing in various spots of leftover bother, namely…
BounceBounce (2001)
Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Goldwyn
Slick ad–exec Ben Affleck bounces spontaneously into the embraces of Gwyneth Paltrow due to a twist of circumstance. No better–no worse…
Pearl HarbourPearl Harbour (2001)
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett
Overblown, but technically impressive rendition of the 1941 Japanese surprise–attack on Pearl Harbour in which a sizable proportion of the US…
Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Will Ferrell
The profane, less–than–dynamic duo that appeared in all of dir. Kevin Smith’s previous films get their own feature – a road…
Changing LanesChanging Lanes (2002) Recommended
Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck, Toni Collette
After a rush hour fender–bender between lawyer Ben Affleck and insurance agent Samuel L Jackson, a tit for tat game of ‘get even’ for high…
Sum of All Fears, TheSum of All Fears, The (2002)
Dir. Phillip Alden Anderson
Feat. Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Philip Baker Hall
A nightmarish post–9/11 thriller from Tom Clancy, with Ben Affleck taking the place of Harrison Ford as CIA–man Jack Ryan, here hunting…
DaredevilDaredevil (2003)
Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell
The darkest tinged Marvel Comics adaptation yet, with Ben Affleck doing a sterling job of playing the titular superhero, a blind lawyer turned…
PaycheckPaycheck (2003)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman
Action–orientated version of a typically complex Phillip K Dick sci–fi story, in which hero Affleck must contend with wiped memories,…
GigliGigli (2003)
Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino
Famously derided as one of the worst films ever made, this cinematic failure finally proved to Hollywood that audiences don't care about $75 million…
Jersey GirlJersey Girl (2004)
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Jason Biggs
Surprising schmaltz from the dir. of CLERKS and CHASING AMY, who supresses (almost) the dick and movie jokes that are his stock–in–trade…
Surviving ChristmasSurviving Christmas (2004)
Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate
In a moment of lonely Christmas nostalgia, an obnoxious young millionaire (Affleck) journeys to his childhood home and bribes the resident family to…
Clerks 2Clerks 2 (2006)
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson
Troublesome sequel to Kevin Smith's vulgar low–budget classic again injects bawdy humour and repressed angst into the lives of two listless,…
Man About TownMan About Town (2006)
Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, John Cleese
Ben Affleck plays a Hollywood talent agent whose existence is thrown into turmoil when his journal is swiped, containing intimate thoughts on his…
HollywoodlandHollywoodland (2006)
Dir. Allen Coulter
Feat. Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck
The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…
Smokin' AcesSmokin' Aces (2007)
Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys
A high–strung crime caper of competing assassins from the dir. of NARC, dispatching with boyish glee a bevy of visual and narrative bullet…
Gone Baby GoneGone Baby Gone (2007) Recommended
Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman
Surprisingly gutsy and sure–footed urban crime drama from actor Ben Affleck, who stays behind the camera to direct his brother, Casey, as a…
He's Just Not That Into YouHe's Just Not That Into You (2008)
Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore
Convoluted ensemble piece based on a self–help book focusing on a group of 20–somethings trying to navigate their way through love's…

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