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Accountants Finally Get the Sequel to Their Favorite Film: ‘The Accountant’

CPAs are geeked for the morale boost that only the bean-counting badass in the movie can provide; ‘It’s our ‘John Wick.‘’

In ’The Accountant’ franchise, Ben Affleck plays an autistic accountant who audits the books for corrupt businessmen.
In ’The Accountant’ franchise, Ben Affleck plays an autistic accountant who audits the books for corrupt businessmen. Photo: Warrick Page/Prime

Leigh Olphin got fed up at work recently while trying to learn how to use new AI automation software. So the 37-year-old accountant did what she often does when she returns home from a stressful day: Watch “The Accountant.” 

Like many other people in her field, Olphin is obsessed with the 2016 film because it bestows ass-kicking qualities on someone in her decidedly nerdy profession. The movie stars Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, an accountant with autism who uses both math and martial arts in his job auditing the books for corrupt businessmen.

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