Argo

2012 • 120 minutes

4.2

691 reviews

96%

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About this movie

On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, the Canadian and American governments ask the CIA to intervene. The CIA turns to their top "exfiltration" specialist, Tony Mendez, to come up with a plan to get the six Americans safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies. MPAA Rating: R © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved

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4.2

691 reviews

Tony Brown

March 13, 2013

Good cast but really felt that this was giving lip service to the official story. All a bit sweetened and the tension was lost in the screenplay. The 'extended' version on the DVD felt like a cut down. The characters were just low level nobody's and played those parts were played with a grey accuracy that left us not really caring what happened to any of them. The usual underlying broken home back story was lazily developed and could have been cut and pasted from a dozen other films. Its Oscar win for best picture was in line with previous winners, rarely does the winner deserve such an accolade. This one of the more extreme examples.

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K Dog

March 2, 2013

Never did I think of Ben Affleck as a director, how wrong was I. Incredibly well written, tense at times but very, very enjoyable. Strong cast and based on a true story, well worth watching. The only reason that it did not get 5 stars was simple personal preference. It simply did not contain enough action for my taste, but perhaps it did not require it, regardless, it was a well constructed piece.

mohammad beit sadi

May 25, 2013

Honestly the movie is well made but its a bit dodgy. If you don't know Iran and you don't care you'll like it. But for me it had a lot of false details, like saying hi instead of buy in Farsi, which made me think the writers couldn't be asked to research a bit more.