Fresh
Let's just say that the movie's final section is so nail-bitingly tense, thanks to a skillful combination of acting, writing and crosscutting, that it puts Affleck in the big leagues as a director.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Argo
The movie was fake. The mission was real.
2012 · 2h · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ben Affleck
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Argo
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.
Director and cast
- Ben Affleck Director
- Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez
- Bryan Cranston as Jack O'Donnell
- Alan Arkin as Lester Siegel
- John Goodman as John Chambers
- Victor Garber as Ken Taylor
- Tate Donovan as Bob Anders
- Clea DuVall as Cora Lijek
- Scoot McNairy as Joe Stafford
- Rory Cochrane as Lee Schatz
- Christopher Denham as Mark Lijek
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Entertaining and suspenseful in old-fashioned ways.
David Thomson, The New Republic
Fresh
Affleck himself turns in a quietly impressive movie star performance. Tony Mendez is a kind of anti-Bourne, comfortable with his anonymity, living off his wits, not his fists.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Fresh
With Affleck's continued growth as a director, it makes you want to see what he will deliver next.
Robert Philpot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
For 100 minutes, 'Argo' is close to flawless.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
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