{"id":2238616,"date":"2026-01-17T08:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2238616"},"modified":"2026-01-17T08:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:27:22","slug":"ben-affleck-appreciates-70s-unsettling-scorsese-film-more-with-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ben-affleck-appreciates-70s-unsettling-scorsese-film-more-with-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Appreciates &#8217;70s Unsettling Scorsese Film More With Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of the perks of raising a child is showing them <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1222580\/samuelmurrian\/best-movies-all-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">movies<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1143195\/jessicasager\/music-trivia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">music<\/a> you enjoyed for the first time. Actors experience this joy with their children, too. <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/ben-affleck-reveals-unfortunate-and-horrific-reality-of-his-most-iconic-armageddon-scene\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ben Affleck;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Ben Affleck<\/a><\/strong> shares with children with ex-wife,<strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-garner-net-worth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Garner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Jennifer Garner<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>Violet<\/strong>, 20, <strong>Fin<\/strong>, 17, or <strong>Samuel,<\/strong> 13, which means they&#8217;re watching classic movies with their dad with more mature themes.<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Affleck Appreciates &#8216;Taxi Driver&#8217; More With His Samuel<\/h2>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"97a23b6e-3d93-5a98-8510-f78aedb58954\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TAXI DRIVER [1976] - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T5IligQP7Fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Affleck and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/matt-damon-makes-rare-red-carpet-appearance-with-his-stunning-family-his-daughters-look-like-dolls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Damon's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"><strong>Matt Damon<\/strong>&#8216;s<\/a> love of film and collaborating continues 29 years after Good Will Hunting. But do their kids share their passion? &#8220;Recently my <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1331736\/michelle-parkerton\/son-quotes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:son;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">son<\/a>, 13, decided he wants to like watch movies,&#8221; Affleck said on the podcast, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVEZBy1uAk8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Joe Rogan Experience.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">&#8220;Joe Rogan Experience.&#8221;<\/a> Samuel was previously more interested in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/935680\/stephanieosmanski\/what-is-tiktok-app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">TikTok<\/a> than full-length films. The father happily gave him a list of movies to watch, including <strong>Martin Scorsese&#8217;s<\/strong> movies. The Oscar winner said watching the classic films now is a different experience. <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/robert-de-niro-net-worth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert De Niro;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Robert De Niro<\/a><\/strong> in Taxi Driver is a driver who becomes more violent the longer he works at night in the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I realized how much better they were that I couldn&#8217;t even appreciate when I was younger,&#8221; Affleck admitted. After all, he has made at least 83 movies throughout his filmmaking career. &#8220;Just the most beautiful f&#8211;king experience to watch my son take an interest in it.&#8221; The Rip costar said his older two aren&#8217;t interested in tagging along for movie premieres or going to set. Affleck was then thrilled about Samuel&#8217;s new journey into movies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This doesn&#8217;t get better,&#8221; the father claimed. &#8220;This is the happiest I may ever be in my whole <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/937586\/parade\/life-quotes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:life;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">life<\/a>, right here watching this movie.&#8221; His kids might not be interested in filmmaking, but one is in the spotlight for a different reason. Violet had a speech at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1v\/k1vv2t3bma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the United Nations in 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the United Nations in 2025<\/a> about the value of stronger mask mandates. She is attending Yale University and is passionate about the environment and public health. So there are different paths for the Affleck children. But he seemed thrilled to have any chance to share his love of film with them.<\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/ben-affleck-appreciates-70s-unsettling-scorsese-film-more-with-son\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Parade<\/a> on Jan 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Celebs<\/a> section. 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Violet, 20, Fin, 17, or Samuel, 13, which means they&#8217;re watching classic movies with their dad with more mature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2238617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[433173,29466,396287,305425,357620,39031,342926],"class_list":["post-2238616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-affleck-children","tag-ben-affleck","tag-joe-rogan-experience","tag-martin-scorsese","tag-movie-premieres","tag-robert-de-niro","tag-taxi-driver"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ben-Affleck-Appreciates-70s-Unsettling-Scorsese-Film-More-With-Son.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2238616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238618,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238616\/revisions\/2238618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2238616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2238616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2238616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}