actor and director
Ben Affleck
One visit, reaching 13 films in the collection.
22 Apr 2025
The actor and director talks about his formative experiences watching Miller’s Crossing, Hollywood Shuffle, and The Elephant Man; praises films by past collaborators, including Richard Linklater and Terrence Malick; and shouts out a very special Criterion commentary.
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rules of the Game | Jean Renoir | 1939 |
| 2 | Miller’s Crossing | Joel Coen | 1990 |
| 3 | Dazed and Confused | Richard Linklater | 1993 |
| 4 | Badlands | Terrence Malick | 1973 |
| 5 | Traffic | Steven Soderbergh | 2000 |
| 6 | Hollywood Shuffle | Robert Townsend | 1987 |
| 7 | Trainspotting | Danny Boyle | 1996 |
| 8 | Malcolm X | Spike Lee | 1992 |
| 9 | Bull Durham | Ron Shelton | 1988 |
| 10 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Amy Heckerling | 1982 |
| 11 | The Silence of the Lambs | Jonathan Demme | 1991 |
| 12 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | 1998 |
| 13 | The Elephant Man | David Lynch | 1980 |
Least-picked choice here: Armageddon , taken by nobody else.
Closest taste
Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Ben Affleck is left out, since they picked from one list.
| Guest | Shared | Jaccard | In common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bana | 2 | 0.118 | Badlands, The Silence of the Lambs |
| Joel Potrykus | 2 | 0.118 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Trainspotting |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 0.111 | Bull Durham, Hollywood Shuffle |
| Chelsea Peretti | 2 | 0.091 | Hollywood Shuffle, Trainspotting |
| Eric Andre | 2 | 0.087 | Hollywood Shuffle, Malcolm X |