Top billed cast

1. 

   Ben Affleck

   Tony Mendez

2. 

   Bryan Cranston

   Jack O'Donnell

3. 

   Alan Arkin

   Lester Siegel

4. 

   John Goodman

   John Chambers

5. 

   Victor Garber

   Ken Taylor

6. 

   Tate Donovan

   Bob Anders

7. 

   Clea DuVall

   Cora Lijek

8. 

   Scoot McNairy

   Joe Stafford

9. 

   Rory Cochrane

   Lee Schatz

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Reviews

A review by Etmahoney

Written by Etmahoney on 2025-01-21

Box office $ 232.3 million

No movie being showcased by this year's Toronto International Film Festival caught our interest as much as Ben Affleck's directorial follow up to The Town. Argo, based on a true story and starring Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Adam Arkin, tells the astonishingly true story of how a CIA exfiltration specialist attempts to free six Americans who have taken shelter in the home of the Canadian Ambassador during the Iranian hostage crisis. The story opens on November 4, 1979 when Islamist militants took control of the U.S. Embassy in Iran. 52 Americans were...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$44,500,000.00

Revenue
$232,300,000.00

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