Released
2012
Runtime
120
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Actors
Ben Affleck,
Bryan Cranston,
Alan Arkin,
John Goodman,
Victor Garber,
Tate Donovan,
Clea DuVall,
Scoot McNairy,
Rory Cochrane,
Christopher Denham,
Kerry Bishé,
Kyle Chandler,
Chris Messina,
Željko Ivanek,
Titus Welliver,
Richard Kind,
Mark Rhino Smith,
Taylor Schilling,
Keith Szarabajka,
Bob Gunton,
Page Leong,
Omid Abtahi,
Sheila Vand,
Karina Logue,
Ryan Ahern,
Bill Tangradi,
Jamie McShane,
Roberto Garcia,
Christopher Stanley,
Jon Woodward Kirby,
Victor McCay,
Matt Nolan,
J.R. Cacia,
Bill Kalmenson,
Rob Brownstein,
David Sullivan,
John Boyd,
Yuriy Sardarov,
Nikka Far,
Aidan Sussman,
Barry Livingston,
Ali Saam,
Araz Vahid Ebrahim Nia,
Scott Anthony Leet,
Michael Parks,
Mehrdad Sarlak,
Ray Haratian,
Matthew Glave,
Nancy Stelle
Argo
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What's it About
In 1979, amidst strong anti-Western sentiment, the American Embassy in Iran is stormed and hostages are taken. Six staffers escape and take refuge in the home of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor (Garber). CIA extraction expert Tony Mendez (Affleck) then concocts an unlikely scheme to enter Iran as a movie producer scouting locations for a film shoot. Hollywood producer Lester Siegel (Arkin) and makeup artist John Chambers (Goodman) are enlisted to help him set up an elaborate fake production. Once in Tehran, Mendez coaches his charges to play the parts of a Canadian film crew. Finally, they attempt their daring escape.
Why we love it
Affleck’s third time behind the camera yields a nail-biting political thriller, based on a true story. And let’s not forget comedy, ably provided by Goodman and Arkin as two larger than life Hollywood characters you wouldn’t normally find in a movie like this. Director Affleck paces the film skillfully, shifting seamlessly between tense scenes in Tehran and lighter moments stateside. Nominated for seven Oscars, the film won three, including Best Picture. On a quiet night, it’s “Argo” to the rescue!