Former laughing stock Ben Affleck is receiving some of the best reviews of his career for the leading role in this week’s crime drama, “The Town.” Affleck also co-wrote and directed the film, a follow-up to his stellar directorial debut, “Gone Baby Gone.”

While his reputation behind-the-scenes remains perfect (he also won an Oscar for co-writing “Good Will Hunting”), Affleck’s onscreen career has been, well, inconsistent at best. For every respectable entry, there seems to be a couple really embarrassing ones.

But even Affleck’s once pitiful acting career has rebounded in recent years. Which performances stand out as his best? Here are 16 of his most noteworthy (and notorious) films thrown at each other NCAA tournament style.

Behold the Sweet 16 of Ben Affleck!

Bracket 1

Good Will Hunting (1) vs. Gigli (16)

To be fair, not enough people even saw Affleck’s debacle with Jennifer Lopez to rank “Gigli” as one of Hollywood’s biggest disasters. I, however, have seen the film, in its entirety, and it’s definitely as terrible as you heard. Winner: ”Good Will Hunting”

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