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Argo

  • 2012
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
625K
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Argo (2012)
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.
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Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. ho... Read allActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

  • Director
    • Ben Affleck
  • Writers
    • Chris Terrio
    • Tony Mendez
    • Joshuah Bearman
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Bryan Cranston
    • John Goodman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    625K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,125
    23
    • Director
      • Ben Affleck
    • Writers
      • Chris Terrio
      • Tony Mendez
      • Joshuah Bearman
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Bryan Cranston
      • John Goodman
    • 928User reviews
    • 669Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 95 wins & 156 nominations total

    Videos25

    Winner: Best Picture
    Trailer 2:33
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    No. 1
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    Argo: Nobody Makes Westerns Any More
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    Argo: We Did Suicide Missions With Better Odds
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    Argo: What We Like For This Are Bicycles
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    Argo: They Are Going To Try And Break You
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    Argo: You Need Somebody Who's A Somebody
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    Argo: There Are Only Bad Options
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    "Declassified"
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    Argo: Behind The Scenes (Featurette)
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    Argo: Ben Affleck On The Research He Did At The CIA
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    Photos367

    Ben Affleck, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, and Page Leong in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)
    Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Chris Messina, and Matt Nolan in Argo (2012)
    Zeljko Ivanek, Matt Nolan, and Titus Welliver in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)
    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)
    Bryan Cranston and Chris Messina in Argo (2012)

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Tony Mendez
    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Jack O'Donnell
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • John Chambers
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Lester Siegel
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Ken Taylor
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Bob Anders
    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Cora Lijek
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Joe Stafford
    Rory Cochrane
    Rory Cochrane
    • Lee Schatz
    Christopher Denham
    Christopher Denham
    • Mark Lijek
    Kerry Bishé
    Kerry Bishé
    • Kathy Stafford
    Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    • Hamilton Jordan
    Chris Messina
    Chris Messina
    • Malinov
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Robert Pender
    Titus Welliver
    Titus Welliver
    • Bates
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • Adam Engell
    Bob Gunton
    Bob Gunton
    • Cyrus Vance
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Max Klein
    • Director
      • Ben Affleck
    • Writers
      • Chris Terrio
      • Tony Mendez
      • Joshuah Bearman
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    • Trivia
      In an interview with Piers Morgan, former President Jimmy Carter said that he believes the film was a "great drama", and it deserved to win an Oscar for best film. However, Carter noted that although "ninety percent of the contributions to the ideas, and the consummation of the plan was Canadian", the film "gives almost full credit to the American C.I.A. With that exception, the movie's very good," Carter said, but "the main hero, in my opinion, was Ken Taylor, who was the Canadian ambassador, who orchestrated the entire process."
    • Goofs
      It is stated that the British and New Zealand embassies refused to help staff from the American embassy. This was not true. Both the British and the New Zealand embassies sheltered the Americans, then helped to pass them on to the Canadians. Britain's Arthur Wyatt was later awarded the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George for the risks that he took.
    • Quotes

      LA Times Reporter: What does the title refer to?

      Lester Siegel: The Argo. You know, it's the thing.

      LA Times Reporter: Like Jason and the Golden Fleece, or what?

      Lester Siegel: No, no. It's the ship. It's the spaceship. It goes everywhere. It goes all throughout space.

      LA Times Reporter: So, it's Argonaut.

      Lester Siegel: No.

      LA Times Reporter: What does Argo mean?

      Lester Siegel: I don't know.

      LA Times Reporter: You don't know?

      Lester Siegel: It means "Argo fuck yourself."

    • Crazy credits
      Past the photos of cast members and the real people they play, there's audio from an interview with then-President Jimmy Carter talking about the crisis.
    • Alternate versions
      After it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the postscript at the end credits was changed because it was felt that it slighted Canada's involvement in the rescue of the American hostages.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.11 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Upside Down
      from In the Valley of Elah (2007)

      Written by Mark Isham

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Summit Entertainment, LLC

    User reviews928

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    Intense Film Packed With Emotion
    Argo is the political thriller based on the 1979 Iranian hostage situation in which 6 Americans were left to fend for themselves in the centre of Tehran. CIA Operative Tony Mendez (played by Ben Affleck) is sent into Iran to evacuate the Americans out safely under the cover of being a film production crew working on a picture called 'Argo'.

    The film is absolutely amazing and definitely one of the best films I've seen in a long time, throughout 2012 and 2013 so far we have been treated with some great films such as Skyfall, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty and more, but in my own personal opinion Argo takes the bait as the best of them all. Proof is present as it won 3 BAFTA's for best picture, best director and best editing, also nominated for a further 8 Oscars in 85th Academy Awards.

    The film is packed with a sense of threat, peril and intensity all portrayed exceptionally well through the ensemble cast including Ben Affleck (The Town), John Goodman (Big Lebowski), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Alan Arkin (Edward Scissorhands) and Victor Garber (Titanic). The ending is by far the most intense ending I have seen in a long time, visually presented in such an astounding way.

    Director Ben Affleck started out his auteur career after his directional debut Gone Baby Gone became critically acclaimed, three years later The Town came out with an Oscar nomination. Now 2 years on we have Argo, Affleck's best film by far.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • German
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Escape from Tehran
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • GK Films
      • Smokehouse Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $44,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $136,025,503
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,458,109
      • Oct 14, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $232,325,503
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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