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Argo

2012, Movie, 2h

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Country: United States,United Kingdom

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Reviews

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Critic Dan Jolin

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An old-school espionage thriller with a movie-biz comedy twist, all the better for being (almost) entirely true.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Owen Gleiberman

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Ben Affleck's electrically suspenseful, cunningly original true-life thriller, is the rare movie that has great fun while touching a raw political nerve.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

Critic Roger Ebert

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It is so easy to manufacture a thriller from chases and gunfire, and so very hard to fine-tune it out of exquisite timing and a plot that's so clear to us we wonder why it isn't obvious to the Iranians.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Jonathan R. Lack

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Affleck has taken an unbelievable slice of reality and miraculously improved upon the truth, and the results could hardly be more satisfying.

Read full review at We Got This Covered

Critic Keith Phipps

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...careful, involving film that turns one of recent history’s strangest footnotes into a gripping thriller...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Frequently asked questions

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Argo: A Daring Rescue Mission In 1979, amidst the Iranian Revolution, six Americans managed to escape capture and sought refuge in the Canadian Ambassador's home. The CIA, determined to rescue them, turned to Tony Mendez, a specialist in extracting people from dangerous situations. Mendez's plan was to pose as a Hollywood producer scouting locations in Iran and train the refugees to act as his "film" crew. With the help of some Hollywood veterans, they created a fake movie project called "Argo" and set out on a daring mission to rescue the six Americans. Starring Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman, Argo is a thrilling true story that directors George Clooney and Grant Heslov brought to life with their production company Smokehouse Pictures.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Argo include The Accountant, Shutter Island, Coherence, Radius, Prisoners, Margin Call.

When was Argo released in theaters? Toggle content

Argo was released in theaters on October 12, 2012.