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Name: Argo (2012) (Extended Cut)
Released: 2012-10-12
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber

Argo (2012) (Extended Cut)

R
2h 0m
2012

96%

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Oscar® winner Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting, The Town) directs and stars in this real-life political intelligence dramedy based on a true story. Produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures (Ides of March), this hostage rescue picture follows CIA "exfiltration" operative and master of disguise Tony Mendez (Affleck), who sets out to rescue a handful of American diplomats hiding out in 1979 Tehran. Pretending to be a film location scouting crew, Mendez and a motley crew of Hollywood artists, escape artists and con-artists smuggle the six embassy workers to safety in a daring rescue. With a supporting cast that includes Oscar® winner Alan Arkin, Golden Globe winner John Goodman and Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston, Affleck's political satire represents an "escape" into a real-world caper.

Director:

Ben Affleck

Producer:

Grant Heslov, George Clooney, David Klawans, Nina Wolarsky, Chris Brigham, Chay Carter, Graham King, Tim Headington

Writer:

Chris Terrio

Cast:

Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

96%

Critics Consensus: Tense, exciting, and often darkly comic, Argo recreates a historical event with vivid attention to detail and finely wrought characters.

Reviews

Film Companion

Anushka Halve

Mendez orchestrates the audacious plan to hoodwink Iranian authorities by posing as a film crew, ingeniously paving the way for the American diplomats to secure safe passage out of the country.

Lines of historic moments are blurred in Ben Affleck’s dramatization of the rescue of diplomats during the Tehran hostage crisis of 1979. But who’s complaining? (Argo) is an extremely rewatchable movie.

Affleck has not only reminded us that his best performances come when he’s in control, but that he’s also a considerable force behind the camera.

It grabs you and holds you right through to its nail-biting finale.

The film goes out on a high with a third act that never lets up. The tension that informed the opener returns, and Affleck, utilizing his skill for pacing and cross-cutting, manages to make the foregone conclusion of a successful mission feel revelatory.

August 18, 2022

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