Ben Affleck and Jimmy Fallon act out The Accountant, as written by 3 young school kids

Ben Affleck and Jimmy Fallon act out The Accountant
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Forget Batman. Ben Affleck was born to play "stern dad caught up in his work, with tender side," a role written by Steven, age 8. With his movie The Accountant about to hit theaters, Affleck was on Thursday's Tonight Show, and host Jimmy Fallon presented him three short scripts about accountants, written by elementary school students who were asked to write a scene based only on the title. These are some pretty precocious kids, and if you need a short break from politics and natural disasters, watch all the way through to the finale, by Chris, 7, who cleverly made accounting sound like a dangerous and intrigue-filled profession. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.