Argo

Argo is a 2012 American biographical thriller film directed by Ben Affleck. The screenplay was written by Chris Terrio and Tony Mendez, with Alexandre Desplat composing the score. The cast includes Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman. Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney served as producers, while Graham King was an executive producer. The film was produced by GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.

The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Tehran, and Istanbul, focusing on the Iran hostage crisis and the Canadian Caper. Filming took place in Istanbul, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The original languages are English and Persian. With a runtime of 120 minutes, the film had a budget of 44,500,000 and generated revenue of 232,300,000.

Argo received the Academy Award for Best Picture, the César Award for Best Foreign Film, the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.7 based on 668,054 votes and a TMDb vote average of 7.286 from 8,942 votes.