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.
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Cast
121 people
Ben Affleck
Tony Mendez
Known for
Gone Girl
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Bryan Cranston
Jack O'Donnell
Known for
Breaking Bad
Malcolm in the Middle
Alan Arkin
Lester Siegel
Known for
Gattaca
Minions: The Rise of Gru
John Goodman
John Chambers
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Victor Garber
Ken Taylor
Known for
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Sicario
Tate Donovan
Bob Anders
Known for
Hercules
The O.C.
Clea DuVall
Cora Lijek
Known for
Girl, Interrupted
Carnivàle
Scoot McNairy
Joe Stafford
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
True Detective
Rory Cochrane
Lee Schatz
Known for
Public Enemies
CSI: Miami
Christopher Denham
Mark Lijek
Known for
Shutter Island
Utopia
Kerry Bishé
Kathy Stafford
Known for
Halt and Catch Fire
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Kyle Chandler
Hamilton Jordan
Known for
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Wolf of Wall Street
Ben Affleck Director · Chris Terrio Screenplay Joshuah Bearman Story
Worldwide gross $232M · Budget $44M · United States release October 12, 2012
Box office
Budget
$44,500,000
Worldwide gross
$232,300,000
Gross vs. budget
5.2×
Production
GK Films
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Smokehouse Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · German · Persian
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2012
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · October 12, 2012
Theatrical
United States
October 5, 2012 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 6, 2012 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
Argentina
October 16, 2012 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Armenia
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
October 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Bolivia
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 26, 2012 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2012 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Chile
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 29, 2012 · Theatrical
April 3, 2013 · Physical
Denmark
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Ecuador
December 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
September 29, 2012 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical
France
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
July 12, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
October 18, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
January 10, 2013 · Theatrical
March 29, 2013 · Physical · DVD,Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
India
October 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
January 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 22, 2012 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Latvia
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Lebanon
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
February 8, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
October 23, 2012 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
March 20, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
May 11, 2015 · TV · Veronica
New Zealand
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Panama
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Paraguay
December 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
November 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
October 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 11, 2012 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 25, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
September 22, 2012 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2012 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical · French
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical · German
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
October 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 11, 2012 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 2012 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 1, 2012 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 11, 2013 · Theatrical
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