If you're not troubled by lack of accuracy, trashing the reputations of your allies, and taking credit for things you didn't do -- and the makers of this film sure weren't -- you will love this movie. Some other films you might also like: The Patriot, U-571, and Pearl Harbor (2001). Competently directed and acted. It's nice to see Alan Arkin again, but why in this?

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The amazing 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran, which is based on true events.

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Directed by Ben Affleck in 2012 based on the book "The Master of Disguise" by the CIA operative Tony Mendez, this American docudrama depicts the escape of the six diplomats under the guise of filming a fake Hollywood SF flick during the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
Amazing and amusing!
However, the documentary "OurMan in Tehran" appears much better.
Despite its praise, Argo has been criticized for some specific inaccuracies, in particular for minimizing the role of the Canadian embassy in the rescue, for falsely showing that the Americans were turned away by the British and New Zealand embassies, and for exaggerating the danger the group faced during events preceding their escape from the country.

Good action, drama flick. Imperfect Hollywood history. Not a documentary. Not meant to be one. Interesting HOW the escape was planned/managed with Hollywood slight of hand. BTW These Americans are not the group of Americans freed when Regan took office. Rough language, images. Not easy to build suspense when you know the end.

A good suspense flick, well-acted (especially by Alan Arkin and John Goodman, who stole every scene they were in) and competently directed by Ben Affleck.

Many (many) facts are in error (this also includes the opening narration), and ALL the dialog and many situations are just made up! Typical Follywood. The film is Produced by two ardent Dems (Affect & Looney) and is a thinly veiled add for the Dems & Carter; the latter holding the arguable distinction of being the worst President in U.S. history, until the President that was in office when this film came out. (Sorry Carter. You don't even have that distinction anymore.) If you want to see a film about an American escape from Iran, watch "On Wings of Eagles" (1986 TV-mini series; Burt Lancaster & Richard Crenna).
[Note: The Hostages were released immediately at the finish of Reagan's inaugural speech, as per the "negotiations", during which time Reagan was President-elect. Interesting how that works. e.g. During the Administration prior to Trump, armed Iranian fast boats continually harassed U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf. After Trump took office, they stopped. The media reports that "officials are baffled as to why". LOL!]

A good movie about a heroic mission. Those who complain about the details of historical inaccuracy are most likely defendants of the Carter Administration's cowardice during this period. The rest is dead on accurate.

I was entertained by Argo! Thought it was a good flick.

Historically flawed. The acting and the directing were excellent which makes this overall an entertaining film but the inaccuracies are irritating and, frankly, unnecessary. Affleck turned this into a patriotic, "Yay USA" film when former President Jimmy Carter said himself that 90% of the operation was conceived and acted upon by the Canadians. It is even known as "the Canadian Caper". Affleck apparently also ticked off the British and New Zealand governments by portraying them in the film as refusing to help the US diplomats when, in reality, they were part of the effort to help them. These inaccuracies are pointless. I can tolerate Hollywood making the danger seem more intense and imminent but why cut out and/or diminish the real heroes' role? (I guess the answer is that it makes the US look better and that is what the target market wants to see...)
Good film.

A disappointment - the movie's documentary style techniques suggest historical authenticity and there are many lies throughout the movie. Just more American propaganda to instill Patriotism and paint Iranians as the bad guys. There were no Iranian characters - other than the sterotypical 'bad guys'. Iranians were made to look like mobs of crazed people.
The lies: there was no dramatic chase by police before the plane took off, they were never 'drilled' by airport security to the point of almost missing the flight - their plane ride home was uneventful in real life. The ending line about Canada taking credit to just to save face was the biggest lie. Jimmy Carter did point this out after seeing this movie.
The ommission: The movie's opening with the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh failed to mention why he was overthrown, and the sinister USA military assassinations and aiding of rebels in yet another USA coup.
Mossadegh was not the bad guy. Just like Gadaffi, Assad, Saddam et al. are portrayed by Western media. They are not saints - name a leader anywhere who is. All these leaders are guilty off, was trying to nationalize their countries natural resources and remove American control. I should include Hugo Chevez, who was the victim of an unsuccessful American backed coup, himself. Americans want to control everybody elses oil.
If they had not tried to pass Argo off as a factual documentary, I'd say it's an okay movie. As a documentary, it is too full of inaccuracies to rate above 2 stars. And those two stars are only because I am an Alan Arkin fan.