Argo

Argo tells the true-based story of a CIA plot to extract six Americans who narrowly escaped the Iran hostage situation in the U.S. embassy in 1979, hiding in a Canadian safe house nearby.

In a race against time before the Iranians discover that the six are missing, and do possibly unspeakable things to them out of the public eye, Ben Affleck hatches a scheme to masquerade as a movie film crew and fly them out of the country.

John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, and Alan Arkin all play key roles in the joint operation with the Canadian government.

The movie's far from a nonstop-action adventure, but the plot moves forward steadily and the sense of urgency permeates most every scene. The final scenes are justifiably exciting and dramatic.

You might learn something about 1970's politics, even if you lived through it.

If that all adds up to intrigue for you, it's a good flick to try out if you were already wanting to make a date. But it'd probably be fine to catch on the small screen sometime instead.