Argo (2012)

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Directed by

Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck
Tony Mendez

Bryan Cranston
Jack O'Donnell

Alan Arkin
Lester Siegel

John Goodman
John Chambers

Victor Garber
Ken Taylor

Tate Donovan
Bob Anders

Clea DuVall
Cora Lijek

Scoot McNairy
Joe Stafford

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Chris Terrio
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Tony Mendez
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The film of the year!

13 years, 8 months ago at Nov 8 2:00

PvtCaboose91

5 votes

"You can't build cover stories around a movie that doesn't exist. You need a script, you need a producer. "Gone Baby Gone and The Town were enough to establish Ben Affleck as a superlative director, but Argo verifies that he's a filmmaking force to be reckoned with. What we have here is a godsend of a motion picture; a smart, riveting old-fashioned thriller which conveys a fascinating true story i... read more

A very good movie

13 years, 3 months ago at Mar 16 22:53

johanlefourbe

3 votes

I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. The first time around, ever since I had heard about this movie, I became intrigued and when it won finally the Best Picture Academy Award, I became even more interested. And, to my surprise, I really enjoyed it. I mean, I was expecting something good but not something so entertaining. Indeed, it ... read more

Argo

13 years, 5 months ago at Feb 5 21:24

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Let’s all just take a breath and a step back and actually look at Argo for a minute. Is it a bad movie? Not by a mile. In fact, it’s probably one of the better mainstream films to come out in 2012. But is it the awards-worthy juggernaut that it looks to become in the coming weeks? God, no! Nomination it for Best Picture all you want, but don’t give it the damn thing.

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