| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 128 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 18 Feb 2013 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Argo is rated R: for language and some violent images.
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Chris Messina
Studio: 2012 Warner Brothers Studios
Website: Official site for Argo.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
