Gone Girl

Not to be confused with Affleck's 2007 feature-length directorial debut GONE BABY GONE, this outing is based on Gillian Flynn's 2012 novel of the same name, examining such themes as appearances, dishonesty, marriage and the media. Affleck seeks missing wife Pike, while the press, investigators, friends and even family go from being supportive to suspicious of the worried husband. A story that mirrors the "Missing white woman syndrome" clichés with very unconventional results—but not as unpredictable as intended—much of which is told and revealed through a non-chronological timeline. A movie that will be remembered for its intense first-viewing experience.