Synopsis
The movie was fake. The mission was real.
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.
Argo
2012 Directed by Ben Affleck
Cast
Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin Scoot McNairy John Goodman Victor Garber Tate Donovan Christopher Denham Clea DuVall Kerry Bishé Rory Cochrane Farshad Farahat Kyle Chandler Chris Messina Zeljko Ivanek Titus Welliver Keith Szarabajka Bob Gunton Richard Kind Richard Dillane Omid Abtahi Page Leong Sheila Vand Karina Logue Ryan Ahern Bill Tangradi Jamie McShane Matthew Glave Roberto Garcia Show All…
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Jan Pascale Daniel R. Jennings Barbara Mesney David Craig Michael V. Maurice Deborah Harman Alan Burg Connie Gackenbach Gordon McVay
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Erik Aadahl Gregg Rudloff John T. Reitz John T. Cucci Ethan van der Ryn David Bach José Antonio García
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Alternative Titles
Operacja Argo, آرگو, 아르고, Epiheirisi: Argo, Epixeirisi: Argo, Argo: Nebezpečný útek, アルゴ：2012, 救參任務, 亞果出任務, Operation Argo, 逃离德黑兰, Chiến Dịch Sinh Tử, Operasyon: Argo, Az Argo-akció, Операция «Арго», ארגו, Арго, Επιχείρηση: Argo, อาร์โก้ แผนฉกฟ้าแลบลวงสะท้านโลก, アルゴ, Misija Argo, Operasjon Argo
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USA
Telluride Film Festival
07 Sep 2012
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Canada
Toronto International Film Festival
22 Sep 2012
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Spain
Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
24 Sep 2012
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Switzerland
Zurich Film Festival
26 Sep 2012
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
29 Sep 2012
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Finland
Helsinki International Film Festival
16 Oct 2012
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
22 Oct 2012
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Japan
Tokyo International Film Festival
23 Oct 2012
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Netherlands
Leiden International Film Festival
09 Nov 2012
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Stockholm International Film Festival
11 Nov 2012
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Ljubljana International Film Festival
Theatrical
11 Oct 2012
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12 Oct 2012
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Canada14A
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17 Oct 2012
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18 Oct 2012
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19 Oct 2012
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22 Oct 2012
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24 Oct 2012
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25 Oct 2012
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26 Oct 2012
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31 Oct 2012
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02 Nov 2012
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Finland
07 Nov 2012
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Belgium
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08 Nov 2012
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09 Nov 2012
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13 Nov 2012
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15 Nov 2012
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Slovenia
21 Nov 2012
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Egypt
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Hungary16
22 Nov 2012
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23 Nov 2012
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29 Nov 2012
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30 Nov 2012
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07 Dec 2012
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Ecuador
28 Dec 2012
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03 Jan 2013
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10 Jan 2013
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11 Jan 2013
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25 Jan 2013
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08 Feb 2013
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28 Feb 2013
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Lithuania
22 Mar 2013
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Physical
20 Mar 2013
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29 Mar 2013
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03 Apr 2013
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11 May 2015
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Netherlands12
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Argentina
16 Oct 2012
- Premiere Buenos Aires
18 Oct 2012
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Armenia
12 Oct 2012
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Australia
24 Oct 2012
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Austria
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Belgium
07 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
11 Jan 2013
- Theatrical
Bolivia
25 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Brazil
26 Sep 2012
- Premiere Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical14
Bulgaria
19 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Canada
07 Sep 2012
- Premiere Toronto International Film Festival
12 Oct 2012
- Theatrical14A
Chile
18 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Colombia
12 Oct 2012
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Croatia
22 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Czechia
29 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
03 Apr 2013
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Denmark
08 Nov 2012
- Theatrical15
Ecuador
07 Dec 2012
- Theatrical
Egypt
21 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Estonia
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Finland
29 Sep 2012
- Premiere Helsinki International Film Festival
02 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
France
07 Nov 2012
- TheatricalTP
Germany
07 Nov 2012
- Theatrical12
Greece
10 Jan 2013
- TheatricalΚ-12
29 Mar 2013
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Hong Kong
15 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Hungary
21 Nov 2012
- Theatrical16
Iceland
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
India
19 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Indonesia
22 Mar 2013
- Theatrical
Ireland
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical15A
Israel
03 Jan 2013
- Theatrical
Italy
07 Nov 2012
- TheatricalVM14
Japan
22 Oct 2012
- Premiere Tokyo International Film Festival
26 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Latvia
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Lebanon
22 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Lithuania
28 Feb 2013
- Theatrical
Mexico
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
08 Feb 2013
- Theatrical Re-release
Netherlands
23 Oct 2012
- Premiere Leiden International Film Festival
08 Nov 2012
- Theatrical12
20 Mar 2013
- Physical12 DVD, Blu ray
11 May 2015
- TV12 Veronica
New Zealand
25 Oct 2012
- TheatricalM
Norway
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Panama
26 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Paraguay
28 Dec 2012
- Theatrical
Peru
25 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Philippines
17 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Poland
30 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Portugal
08 Nov 2012
- TheatricalM/12
Romania
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Russian Federation
08 Nov 2012
- Theatrical16+
Serbia
22 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Singapore
13 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Slovakia
29 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Slovenia
11 Nov 2012
- Premiere Ljubljana International Film Festival
15 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
South Africa
25 Jan 2013
- Theatrical
South Korea
31 Oct 2012
- Theatrical15
Spain
22 Sep 2012
- Premiere Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
26 Oct 2012
- Theatrical7
Sweden
09 Nov 2012
- Premiere Stockholm International Film Festival
23 Nov 2012
- Theatrical15
Switzerland
24 Sep 2012
- Premiere Zurich Film Festival
07 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
08 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
09 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
Taiwan
19 Oct 2012
- Theatrical保護級
Thailand
11 Oct 2012
- Theatrical
Turkey
30 Nov 2012
- Theatrical
UK
17 Oct 2012
- Theatrical BFI London Film Festival
07 Nov 2012
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USA
31 Aug 2012
- Premiere Telluride Film Festival
12 Oct 2012
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Ukraine
11 Oct 2012
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United Arab Emirates
09 Nov 2012
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Uruguay
09 Nov 2012
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Popular reviews
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Thinking about why in this movie Ben Affleck added a shot of him just flexing his abs in the mirror, for no apparent reason.
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Lester:"If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit."
Suspenseful and entertaining film. Ben Affleck is a fantastic director.
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This is Ben Affleck's film all the way and I have to say I am more than impressed. I'm glad that he seems to have discovered what he is really good at. As an actor he was never really convincing. And even though he gives a great understated, albeit a bit one-note, performance here, it is in the director's chair where he excels.
This bizarre 'truth is stranger than fiction' tale has all the hallmarks of being turned into an over-stylized and over-dramatized political thriller. This is anything but that. Much like his performance, Affleck decided to take away the frills, leaving behind a film that is reminiscent of the political thrillers of yesteryear. Solid, made with craftsmanship and more…
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Well, at least they didn't fuck up like Zero Dark Thirty did and have Pakistani locals speak in Arabic.
Argo works well as a thriller. It kept me hooked throughout the running time, and it had enough chuckles along the way to alleviate some of the tension. Affleck's direction is solid, though often veering toward tired cliche. (Another official throwing things in frustration? Come on.) I really liked the 80s aesthetic.
But this film actually won the Best Picture Oscar. It's a solid film, but come on, it can't be the best film made in 2012. Apparently there were several liberties taken with the true story, too. Canada played a much larger role, most obviously. And the slightly silly police-car-chasing-plane…
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From the opening Warner Brothers logo, to its end credits, "Argo" is a fully-engrossing and remarkably accomplished piece of filmmaking. Director Ben Affleck assembles a film that pays attention to the smallest of details while delivering on a grand dramatic scale.
With both cinematography that adds a patina of grain to its naturalistic color palette and the film's immersive design details, the look of "Argo" is historically appropriate and eye-catching. The cast, led by a stoic Affleck and more-than-solid turns by Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston, is pitch-perfect.
The script and story of "Argo" are just as strong as its look and performances. Its dialogue is equally serious, knowing, and humorous. Its economical story is harrowing, affirming, and thematically rich.
Masterfully tense and rewardingly enveloping, "Argo" is a film about hope and responsibility. It is an excellent film.
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i literally don't have enough will to live in my entire body to go through with something like this. y'all wanna hang me? sure thing!
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Declines to explore self-interested, hypocritical governments costing countless lives, instead is content to be a successfully crowdpleasing caper film.
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THIS SUMMER
Only one man has got what it takes to save America
But can he defeat the Ayatollah and still be a good dad?
The feel-good movie of the year, ARGO
Starring BEN AFFLECK
Directed by BEN AFFLECK
Produced by BEN AFFLECK
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