Ben Affleck became a household name when he and co-writer Matt Damonwon the Academy Award for their Good Will Hunting screenplay. His career has had its ups and downs since then, but he's earned plenty of acclaim as a leading man and as a director. The ups include helming and starring in the 2012 Best Picture winner Argo. The lows—well, see for yourself: The following list represents the worst Ben Affleck movies of all time, at least according to the critics.
We consulted Rotten Tomatoes for a full ranking of every Ben Affleck movie, then focused on the "rotten" ones (films earning less than 60 percent). Note that because the site's algorithm weights some critics above others, the ranking isn't in exact descending order, but these movies still reflect the worst reviews Affleck has gotten over the course of his career. Read on to see if any of your favorites got panned, and for more bad movies from a big star, check out The Worst Tom Hanks Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
Gramercy Pictures
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Magnolia Pictures19 | Forces of Nature (1999)
DreamWorks PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 45 percent
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20th Century Fox
Miramax Films16 | He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Warner Bros. PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 41 percent
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Buena Vista Pictures
Lionsgate12 | Live By Night (2017)
Warner Bros. PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 35 percent
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Miramax Films
Universal Pictures9 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Warner Bros. PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 29 percent
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Paramount Pictures
Miramax Films6 | Pearl Harbor (2001)
Buena Vista PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 24 percent
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Miramax
20th Century Fox3 | Surviving Christmas (2004)
DreamWorks PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
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Sony Pictures Releasing1 | The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
NetflixRotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
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