Every Ben Affleck Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

6. The Town (2010)

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Affleck's second directorial effort confirmed him to be a filmmaker of real skill, making The Town a tightly wound, expertly crafted crime thriller in the vein of the genre's classics (namely Michael Mann's Heat).

Between its sharp writing, superb visuals, lived-in setting, and fantastic cast - especially an Oscar-nominated Jeremy Renner - this is one of the few truly memorable heist flicks of the last decade-or-so, and one that offsets potential cliches with well-drawn characters.

With The Town, Affleck proved he could capably deliver propulsive action sequences as well as taught, suspenseful human drama. Who could've ever seen that coming?

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