Accountants are heroes, and not just because they save the rest of us money at tax time. In the movies, at least, accountants often live lives of valor, action, and excitement.
On screen, we’ve seen accountants lead pirate raids, plot prison breaks, fall passionately in love, serve as pimps and Broadway producers, fight off the undead, and save lives.
Here are ten of the big screen’s most swashbuckling bookkeepers ever to find glory beyond the spreadsheet.