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Ben Affleck wants to take on more roles in family films because he wants his kids to see his work.

The 45-year-old actor's filmography includes many adult dramas and thrillers, such as Good Will Hunting, Gone Girl and The Accountant, and it has only been his performances as Batman in the DC Extended Universe films which have been suitable for his three kids - Violet, 12, Seraphina, nine, and Samuel, six.

Affleck - who raises his three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner is now keen to move into kids' cinema so his family can see him on the big screen before they grow up.

A source told the latest issue of America's OK! magazine: "He's searching for a role in a fun, PG movie. He wants to be his kids' hero ... Ben's kids love old Disney movies like The Absent-Minded Professor, so he'd love to do a remake of one of those."

'The Absent-Minded Professor' was released in 1961 by Disney and is based on Samuel W. Taylor's short story A Situation of Gravity. It follows lead character Professor Ned Brainard played by Fred MacMurray who invents a new type of flying rubber he names 'flubber'.