Ben Affleck’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Flop Officially Scores a Surprising Streaming Comeback

2026 has been a busy year for Ben Affleck, who is widely known and celebrated as one of the most prominent actors, producers, and directors in Hollywood. Affleck reunited with his long-time collaborator and friend Matt Damon much earlier in the year for the Netflix original crime thriller, The Rip, which still holds up as one of the most-watched movies of 2026 on the platform. Affleck returned to Netflix not long ago with the debut of Animals, the kidnapping thriller he also directs, in addition to starring opposite Kerry Washington and Steven Yeun. Affleck is also expected to reprise his role as Christian Wolff in a third Accountantmovie with Jon Bernthal, but at the time of writing in late October, there’s no word yet on when the movie will be released, or even when it will begin shooting.