Movie · Drama · Biography

On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 American hostages. Amid the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely executed, the U.S. government calls on extractor Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) to rescue them. Mendez's plan is to pose as a Hollywood producer scouting locations in Iran and train the refugees to act as his "film" crew.

2012 · 2h 0m
Director Ben Affleck

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On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 American hostages. Amid the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely executed, the U.S. government calls on extractor Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) to rescue them. Mendez's plan is to pose as a Hollywood producer scouting locations in Iran and train the refugees to act as his "film" crew.

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Average 8.4
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Studio
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Released
2012
Run Time
2 hr
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Persian, French (United States), Arabic, German
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), Japanese (Japan) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Japanese (Japan) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.