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No spoilers here.

Based on a declassified true story, when Iranian students invaded the American Embassy in Tehran, six Americans escaped.  They hid in the Canadian ambassador's home for months while unbeknownst to them,  all the three-letter agencies in Washington were trying to figure out a realistic rescue.

After exhausting every possible escape scenario, CIA agent Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with the idea of scouting Iran for a possible movie shoot.  However, in order to pull it off, they would need a cover deep enough to fool a corrupt regime.  Could Hollywood create such a big lie?  [Enter the humor of the movie.]

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This is the best movie I have seen in a long time.  It doesn't try too hard, and it doesn't push the heroism of the people involved so much that you feel preached at or spoon fed the entire time.  I sort of expected that, based on the historical events, the movie would be all "Look at us in Hollywood!  Saving people when the government can't!  We care more than they do!"  So I was prepared to be annoyed.

None of that, though.  Although the big-name cast is impressive, this is a movie that portrays real people, going about their real lives (in D.C., L.A., Iran), pulled into a nightmare.  I would highly recommend it.  You'll spend the entire movie on the edge of your seat.