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Summary Based on true events, “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis—the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, tak...

Argo
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
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86
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 1,108 User Ratings
7.7
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Summary Based on true events, “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis—the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, tak...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
41 Reviews
9% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
41 Reviews
9% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 1,108 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
902 Ratings
11% Mixed
125 Ratings
7% Negative
81 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 1,108 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
902 Ratings
11% Mixed
125 Ratings
7% Negative
81 Ratings

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Production Company Warner Bros., GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures
Release Date Oct 12, 2012
Duration 2 h
Rating R
Tagline The movie was fake. The mission was real.
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Wins & 11 Nominations