Argo (2012)

Director: Ben Affleck

Writers:  Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman

Cast:      Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Aarkin

A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.

The film has surprisingly good humor and the near misses in the ending were added for cinematic effect. It is a great watch  and among the three Ben Affleck directed films, I will rank this below Gone Baby Gone.

Rating: 4/5

Whitey Bulger Biopic (201?)

Director: Ben Affleck (Rumored)
Cast:      Matt Damon
Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gobe, The Town) is rumored to direct a biopic based on the life of infamous Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Bulger who doubled as an FBI informant was the inspiration for Jack Nicholson's character in 'The Departed'. Damon is set to play the Bulger role.