Argo

NOMINATED FOR 7 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE

Ben Affleck doesn’t just direct this dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian rescue of American diplomats from revolutionary Iran — “he directs the hell out of it, nailing the quickening pace, the wayward humor [and] the nerve-frying suspense… There’s no doubt he’s crafted one of the best movies of the year.” (Rolling Stone)