What is Argo (2012 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Argo''''' is an 2012 [[action movie|action]]-[[thriller movie]] directed by Ben Affleck and produced by [[George Clooney]]. It stars [[Ben Affleck]] as Tony Mendez, [[Alan Arkin]] as Lester Siegel, and [[John Goodman]] as John Chambers. This movie is based on real events of the 1979-1981 [[Iran]]ian [[hostage]] [[crisis]]. The movie was about an [[CIA]] [[agent]] ([[Tony Mendez]]) sent to save six U.S. [[diplomat]]s in [[Tehran]], Iran. To save them, he had to pretend they were making “Argo”, a fake [[science-fiction movie]]. Critics gave the movie good reviews. It won many awards for Best Movie including an [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Picture - Drama and Best Picture at the [[Academy Awards]]. == Other websites == *{{imdb title|1024648}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:2010s action thriller movies]] [[Category:2012 action movies]] [[Category:2012 thriller movies]] [[Category:American action thriller movies]] [[Category:Best Picture Oscar]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Multilingual movies]] [[Category:Golden Globe Award winning movies]] [[Category:Movies set in the 1970s]] [[Category:Movies set in the 1980s]] [[Category:Screenplays by Chris Terrio]] [[Category:Movies set in Iran]] [[Category:Tehran]] [[Category:Movies set in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Movies set in Virginia]] [[Category:Movies set in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Movies set in Istanbul]]