Argo
The movie was fake. The mission was real.
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
- Ben Affleck
- Worldwide
- $232M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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The record
Awards
7 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Foreign Film
1 win
- WinnerCésar Award for Best Foreign Film
Dorian Award for Film of the Year
1 win
- WinnerDorian Award for Film of the Year
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Argo returned 5.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $45M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $232M
- Release date
- Oct 11, 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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