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Argo

7.3/ 10

TMDB Rating

8,867

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2012

Release Year

120 min

Runtime

Drama
Thriller

Overview

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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Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)
husband wife relationship
revolution
press conference
biography
american abroad
extraction
iran hostage crisis
intelligence agent
langley virginia
1980s
political thriller
factual

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Reviews(5)

7.4avg rating
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TheCakerBaker

July 3, 2013

7.5
7.5/10

Nowhere near best picture worthy, but truly excellent suspense building. The 2 hours certainly fly by with this one. Alan Arkin is a joy to watch.

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markuspm

December 23, 2013

I think there really is no other way to say this and please excuse my english. Argo f@#$% yourself (in a good way!). Watch it and you will understand. Solid member of my 'so worth it' category.

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

May 28, 2015

6
6/10

Surprisingly winner of the Oscar award for the best movie. It is a reasonably well done picture but nothing that interesting nor well threaded that the story telling would be worth mentioning. Actually, probably the contrary. The cast is quite good in any case.

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

May 30, 2018

7
7/10

grave doubts about the operation themselves. This is a good movie although the context of the movie is a rather sad one. It is definitely not my favorite genre but my wife wanted to watch it and it had received generally favorable ratings so I added it to my collection. The historical accuracy

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Nathan

Nathan

@TitanGusang

May 16, 2023

9
9/10

Argo is undoubtedly one of the most intense cinematic experiences I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. From the very first frame, this film had me on the edge of my seat, holding my breath in anticipation of what was to come next. The director's use of cinematography to create a sense of clau

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