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Safe House

Safe House

2012
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 55m
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge. (imdb)

Directed by:

Daniel Espinosa

Screenwriter:

David Guggenheim

Starring:

Rubén Blades, Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick, Vera Farmiga, Sebastian Roché, Fares Fares, Joel Kinnaman, Nora Arnezeder

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action, Mystery

Countries:

Japan, South Africa, USA

Languages:

English, Afrikaans
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Safe House

2012
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 55m
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jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 13 Aug 2019
75
69th
Typical cat and mouse good guy chases the bad guy flick With an above average cast and better explosions
Rated 13 Aug 2019
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 12 Jun 2012
3
26th
I compare this to an alarm clock. Loud, annoying and you just want to press snooze.
Rated 12 Jun 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 20 Mar 2012
30
10th
Reynolds is trying too hard. Washington and the scriptwriter barely try at all.
Rated 20 Mar 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 09 Jun 2012
62
30th
I wasn't impressed. There seemed to be about 13 car chases in this thing. I may have been drinking though.
Rated 09 Jun 2012
td888td888
Rated 24 Mar 2012
50
41st
You get two films for the price of one, Denzel with beard and without. The girlfriend angle should have been left out, totally irrelevant to the plot. But all in all it is a decent movie.
Rated 24 Mar 2012
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 06 Mar 2012
76
57th
A disposable action flick that'll manage to entertain you for the time you're watching it and no more. Don't expect any profound statements or sublime direction and you'll be fine.
Rated 06 Mar 2012
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 16 Oct 2018
4
27th
This wasn't exactly inventive and new in any way, and it's easy to be turned off by it. The highlight of this is Denzel and Reynolds. Denzel is the same character he always is, and it works. However, Reynolds hasn't really been given something like this before, as he blends into more of a comedic action star. He does pretty well here too, and the story is functional, if yet formulaic. It won't blow you away, but it's far from horrible and ended pretty nicely.
Rated 16 Oct 2018
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 30 Jul 2018
35
28th
not so good
Rated 30 Jul 2018
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 12 Oct 2013
62
39th
Decently entertaining, but nothing special. Some of the action scenes were good, but the shaky cam was definitely overused. The plot was about as basic as you can get and still consider yourself a thriller.
Rated 12 Oct 2013
hologramhologram
Rated 07 Aug 2013
80
41st
Another Denzel smartest-man-in-the-room actioner, which I'd like to say I'm getting tired of, but I'm not yet.
Rated 07 Aug 2013
rossRoss
Rated 04 Oct 2012
40
31st
This movie is as bland as a movie can be. At least Washington always brings a minimum of quality. The same cannot be said for Reynolds.
Rated 04 Oct 2012
zioZio
Rated 24 Aug 2012
30
18th
A bland movie. With twists and turns telegraphed well in advanced, Safe House lacks suspense and a reason to care for anything going on. The movie tries to impress with numerous fights and chases, but it tries to hard and ends up falling on its face. Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington do give some decent performances however.
Rated 24 Aug 2012
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 07 Jul 2012
80
35th
This movie had a plot twist about as shocking as the time I discovered that my toaster wasn't waterproof. This was, of course, about two-thirds of the way through the movie when I took it with me into the bathtub.
Rated 07 Jul 2012
naurunauru
Rated 16 Jun 2012
45
39th
Generic, moderately entertaining spy thriller. Surprisingly, Ryan Reynolds doesn't wreck the film. Actually he does a decent job, probably his best-ever performance. Denzel on the other hand doesn't even try... and still does okay, but this film could have been on a higher level with a better performance from him. The script is kind of weak as well and the twist is dumb, but what are you going to do. It's not the Bourne series but it's entertaining enough.
Rated 16 Jun 2012
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 14 Jun 2012
50
33rd
If you can't guess who the real bad guy is after 5 minutes, you haven't watched enough movies...But for a dumb, cliched action movie it's entertaining enough, with a good use of the South African setting.
Rated 14 Jun 2012
kojilessKojiless
Rated 13 Jun 2012
40
43rd
It has yet to be determined if the movie would have been more engaging had Ryan Reynolds simply just remained in the Safe House for the whole 2 hours. Am not watching this generic thriller again to find out, so I suppose the world will never know.
Rated 13 Jun 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 03 Mar 2012
69
60th
The performances were good, but the opening is so strong that the rest of this mediocre film let's you down slowly. Plus they put a whole lot of weight on the fact that corruption in the CIA, in a fictional film, is somehow going to resonate with the viewer.
Rated 03 Mar 2012
ytadelYtadel
Rated 19 Feb 2012
3
28th
It moves along at a brisk clip and (even phoning it in) Denzel is always entertaining to watch, but this is real, real generic Thriller 101 stuff. The narrative, characters, "twists," and action scenes here are all super-basic stuff you've seen a million times before (hell, probably a few hundred times in the TV show 24 alone). The best way to describe this movie is as irrelevant - by 2015, it will be forgotten as if it had never existed.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 09 Feb 2012
30
17th
Safe House is edited too frenetically, shot with too much shaky camerawork, and often set in dark locations so as to make sure we don't see what's really going on. It's a combination of the three things you don't want to do if you want your audience to be able to follow along with the action scenes, and this film decides to ignore logic and utilize all three. The plot is as basic as these things come, right up to the last twist, and Denzel seemed as if he was asleep throughout the entire film.
Rated 09 Feb 2012
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 10 Aug 2023
50
35th
Good enough for the treadmill.
Rated 10 Aug 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 29 May 2022
58
17th
Convoluted BOURNE imitator ties itself up in too many plotting knots to be satisfying disposable entertainment, and the thin, confused screenplay means it lacks the depth and intelligence to be a “thinking man”’s action movie. Washington and Reynolds both seem bored and disconnected, and their characters are not together enough to develop the spark of an “odd couple” pairing. Some competently staged action scenes brighten things every now and then, but the film is mostly just middling blah.
Rated 29 May 2022
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 09 Oct 2021
38
3rd
A very generic spy-action movie with a predictable plot. Which would be less an issue if the execution was better. Alas the frenetic shaky cam à la Tony Scott makes the action annoying instead of engaging. It’s devoid of any suspense. Plus the whole movie looks ugly with a very dark oversaturated filter. Even the combined screen presence of Ryan Reynold and Denzel Washington, phoning it in, can’t save this.
Rated 09 Oct 2021
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 09 Aug 2021
70
79th
The fact the white guy wasn't the overly trained and extra competent super agent was sort of refreshing, I mean, not everybody can be Jason Bourne. Some of the fights are raw and believable on that, and Reynolds can do serious stuff if you give him a chance. But otherwise, the action and twists were a bit generic. If Denzel was trying to seem like a blasé guy tired of this life, he rather succeed in seeming bored instead.
Rated 09 Aug 2021
philamentalphilamental
Rated 11 Mar 2019
69
55th
Was expecting this to be trash, and it was, but I wasn't expecting it to be as enjoyable as it was. Not a complete 'turn your brain off' effort, but it certainly helps to be willing to just go along for the ride to have fun with this one.
Rated 11 Mar 2019
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 07 Mar 2019
40
12th
ryan reynolds'tan sonra ekrana denzel gelince insan bir kez daha yıldız etkisi nedir, anlıyor.
Rated 07 Mar 2019
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 28 Mar 2018
42
19th
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Rated 28 Mar 2018
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 23 Feb 2018
40
24th
Denzel Washington being tortured? Wow, we've never see that one! Joke aside the waterboarding scene was decent, and so was the stadium scene. The film is exactly what you'd expect it to be - an enjoyable but not too-deep action thriller with an A-list of Hollywood actors making it all the more entertaining - great for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Don't think about it to much, don't hold your breath too much and you won't be disappointed. It's a generic formulaic action thriller after all.
Rated 23 Feb 2018
glm01glm01
Rated 08 Jun 2015
66
32nd
66.000
Rated 08 Jun 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 18 Jan 2015
3
14th
Safe House is disappointingly dull. I cannot stand Ryan Reynolds and I have absolutely no idea what Hollywood sees in him. And he just doesn't fit here. However Denzel Washington is usually Mr. Reliable and thrillers like this are bread and butter performances for an actor of his calibre. But even he can't salvage this. The overall style feels very Tony Scott, but sadly it isn't of the same quality. And it all amounts to an incredibly predictable plot and several shaky cam set pieces.
Rated 18 Jan 2015
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 23 Oct 2014
70
66th
A character driven action film.
Rated 23 Oct 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
80
50th
Not only does the gritty, saturated camerawork and intense cutting bring a raw brutal energy to the chases, gunplay and hand-to-hand combat, but Washington and Reynolds authentically synchronize with their characters and develop various shades of grey between them.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
whotempwhotemp
Rated 26 May 2014
63
12th
6/8/12
Rated 26 May 2014
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 10 Apr 2014
63
25th
Trite and predictable, but Washington does his job as usual and saves this from complete mediocrity. Even Reynolds is entirely watchable here. There's some fascination in watching a studio pass out a poor-man's Bourne film in almost every aspect, just without the fundamental qualities those films posess. Oh, and if you're a fan of orange/cyan colour grading processes this film is a peach (with blueberries).
Rated 10 Apr 2014
wicheWiche
Rated 08 Apr 2014
65
48th
Interesting, manipulative, well paced, but loses momentum after a while.
Rated 08 Apr 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 28 Jan 2014
92
94th
A thrill ride of action and intrigue. Ryan Reynolds was surprisingly good as the inexperienced CIA agent stepping up to apprehend and deliver his much more experienced fugitive. Many tense and exciting fight scenes, car chases and gun battles. Denzel Washington was good, except a little too calm and cool. Supporting actors were also good. The story is engaging and mostly convincing with only a few missteps. Great music, camera work, script and production. Very entertaining.
Rated 28 Jan 2014
andaybandayb
Rated 26 Jan 2014
60
46th
the plot is somewhat cliche at this point (after all the bourne movies), but the pacing is good and it's passable as a spy/action movie. reynolds does a decent job (for a pizza guy, anyway.)
Rated 26 Jan 2014
sharpcoolsharpcool
Rated 23 Dec 2013
68
44th
Intense thriller, can't really go wrong here with Denzel and Reynolds. Or can you. It depends on whether callously excessive violence and death bothers you. It bothers me, particularly when it reaches the comical extreme. I generally enjoyed this piece of movie entertainment, but I can only give it a 68 because of that.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 18 Nov 2013
70
29th
There are some exciting moments and also some boring ones in this movie. Denzel Washington gives another good performance in the film. The script has several weak moments. Overall I would just recommend this film.
Rated 18 Nov 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
40
19th
http://gorgview.com/safe-house
Rated 03 Jun 2013
muttermutter
Rated 22 Mar 2013
60
44th
Formulaic.
Rated 22 Mar 2013
ribcageribcage
Rated 06 Mar 2013
58
34th
lukewarm. not much to make this stand out from similar films. forgettable.
Rated 06 Mar 2013
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 29 Jan 2013
76
43rd
This movie started off a little weird but it picked up its pace nicely. I thought that both Reynolds and Washington played off of each other really well, although really Washington was the star of the film. Some good cameos from Farmiga and Gleeson. The story itself isn't really a new one. Spies holding onto secret files, people want them, there is betrayal and all that fun stuff. Really some of the fight scenes were the best parts of this movie, otherwise it was a yawn.
Rated 29 Jan 2013
forehead1forehead1
Rated 17 Jan 2013
20
3rd
An unmitigated pile of shit; bar one snazzily-directed GTA-esque car chase I won't remember anything about this whatsoever. The Washington/Reynolds pairing is predictably terrible (Denzel sleepwalking his way through the film, Reynolds offsetting with relentless OTT gurning) and it's all so laughably bad but takes itself so fucking seriously. Awful score too. Why did I even watch this in the first place?
Rated 17 Jan 2013
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 20 Oct 2012
64
15th
Not bad, I suppose, but it feels very generic. Lots of flashy action scenes with little dramatic weight and a convoluted conspiracy that never gains any traction.
Rated 20 Oct 2012
05caniffa05caniffa
Rated 16 Oct 2012
81
46th
Fell kind of flat.
Rated 16 Oct 2012
gecmartinsgecmartins
Rated 06 Oct 2012
85
30th
Well, Denzel plays arrogant, bad asses really well, especially when he's a crook. Ryan plays fragile men rather well. I'm kind of tired of seeing them in such roles, but they are good actors, so this film might please lots of people. I enjoyed it, but felt that it missed something to make it as good as "Gangster."
Rated 06 Oct 2012
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 13 Sep 2012
50
10th
It's okay.
Rated 13 Sep 2012
derbarneyDer_Barney
Rated 09 Aug 2012
77
34th
Solid, if predictable.
Rated 09 Aug 2012
chrispalmChrisPalm
Rated 29 Jul 2012
79
77th
Enjoyable allthought predictable.
Rated 29 Jul 2012
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 25 Jul 2012
1
0th
Horribly by the numbers "thriller" that pushes the blue/orange visual aesthetic to nauseous heights.
Rated 25 Jul 2012
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 08 Jul 2012
63
28th
Not horrible, but not exciting enough to watch again.
Rated 08 Jul 2012
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 08 Jul 2012
61
27th
A strong start and solid performances from an otherwise forgettable cat-and-mouse espionage tale. The Borne-like action sequences are entertaining, but nothing we haven't seen before.
Rated 08 Jul 2012
stephanuncstephanunc
Rated 01 Jul 2012
60
1st
it had potential.
Rated 01 Jul 2012
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 01 Jul 2012
90
59th
good jib!
Rated 01 Jul 2012
lauftLäuft.
Rated 01 Jul 2012
65
31st
The action is pretty great, but the story has some far- fetched plot twists.
Rated 01 Jul 2012
chiefrockercHieFRocKer
Rated 25 Jun 2012
68
55th
Gute Unterhaltung auch wenn diese CIA-Geschichten nichts wirklich Neues sind.
Rated 25 Jun 2012
walkaboutwalkabout
Rated 22 Jun 2012
55
26th
Been there, done that... Completely predictable, but still one of the decent Bourne 'wanna-be's...
Rated 22 Jun 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 19 Jun 2012
49
36th
It's painfully predictable and thin, but I suppose it's also a perfectly entertaining action flick. Espinosa's style is a little too "Tony Scott-esq" for my liking, but it works well enough during the action, even if after two hours of hyper-editing and unrelenting shaky-camery, you'll have a headache! The bolted on romantic sub-plot is needless and despite his best efforts Reynolds never convinces as a CIA agent. Meh! I didn't hate it...
Rated 19 Jun 2012
miawallcemiawallce
Rated 14 Jun 2012
41
7th
too predictable!
Rated 14 Jun 2012
just1nJust1n
Rated 08 Jun 2012
65
23rd
Stared out promising but then fizzled out. Could have done much more with the story and locations.
Rated 08 Jun 2012
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 05 Jun 2012
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 05 Jun 2012
tavingtonTavington
Rated 04 Jun 2012
1
11th
R. Reynolds really doesn't fit in a movie like this. Mediocre at best.
Rated 04 Jun 2012
bharathbharath
Rated 02 Jun 2012
53
19th
I didnt expect much from this movie and the movie lived up to its expectation. There is nothing intriguing about the movie, the plot is simple. The selling point of the movie is its action sequence which did nothing new.
Rated 02 Jun 2012
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 28 May 2012
65
17th
Is it just me, or has Denzel been lukewarm for the last couple of years? This was somewhat of an improvement for Reynolds, but he still doesn't have the chops to be a main character. Kinnaman continues to beef up his US release roster....
Rated 28 May 2012
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 26 May 2012
46
18th
pretty generic
Rated 26 May 2012
barraocBarraoc
Rated 24 May 2012
70
64th
Plenty of edge of the seat action and great performances throughout but I think that it would have been far more interesting to keep the story within the confines of the safe house.
Rated 24 May 2012
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Mar 2012
70
54th
Very much surprised by this movie. Great performances from Denzel and Ryan R. Constant action dictates this movie with a pretty predictable twist at the end. A great example of how a pure action movie should be (with some added mystery, crime and suspense).
Rated 26 Mar 2012
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 22 Mar 2012
50
38th
My biggest problem was the predictability of the villain's identity. Is it too much to ask, that in one out of a hundred films, we occasionally get to be surprised by finding out who the villain is? I don't think so. Competently put together, Reynolds and Washington are two actors I like, fairly engaging plot... A pretty entertaining film, which let me down a little.
Rated 22 Mar 2012
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Mar 2012
50
33rd
Essentially, this South Africa-based thriller seems to pursue the expressionism of Tony Scott's latest films, but achieves mostly average results: Denzel is always good to watch, even in an easy role for him to play, and Reynolds, this is kind of surprising, embodies with compromise a naive but brave safe house keeper that is suddenly trapped in a net of constant betrayal -- here, it kind of resembles Enemy of the state. As a whole, just the basic post-Bourne CIA action movie.
Rated 22 Mar 2012
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 19 Mar 2012
60
58th
ger; [Safe House]; ein junger cia agent soll einen ex-agenten bewachen - doch das safe house wird gestürmt da sie ein maulwurf verraten hat.;
Rated 19 Mar 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 03 Mar 2012
25
61st
"Even when it veers into familiar narrative territory, the instinct and durability of its characters propels Safe House toward an unspoken sense of resolve." - Glenn Heath Jr.
Rated 03 Mar 2012
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 02 Mar 2012
68
41st
This megawatt cast has been assembled to deliver by-the-numbers action and story that is only elevated by the fact that we have these actors that are far better than the material would have you believe. I will attest I didn't have a bad time at the film. It's adequately shot, very violent, gritty, just not for any particularly engaging reason.
Rated 02 Mar 2012
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 25 Feb 2012
75
56th
Like many others I pretty well had it set in my mind that either one of two characters was going to be involved in the inevitable plot twist, and I was right, but it wasn't poorly done. In fact, nothing in the movie was poorly done. It was another inoffensive viewing experience, good for what it was but not something I'll seek out again. It's certainly worth seeing in theatres, though. Forewarned though, if you are jumpy (like I am) this movie will pray on you. Many jumpy moments to be found.
Rated 25 Feb 2012
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 22 Feb 2012
0
6th
Absolute trash. I wish they had paid me back for my time.
Rated 22 Feb 2012
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 22 Feb 2012
100
51st
really good 10 out of 10
Rated 22 Feb 2012
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 20 Feb 2012
87
69th
A very entertaining film if you try and keep it away from comparison. It is always fun to watch Denzel Dazzle his audiences with his acting. Safe House is no different, he does just that and it proves to be just right. Could have probably been tighter, less predictable, but if for nothing else this film gets an 87 because of Denzel Washington and his ability to make anything he touches gold.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 19 Feb 2012
19
1st
I was pretty kind to Contraband but I can't even count the number of times I spaced out during this. Painfully forgettable.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 15 Feb 2012
64
40th
Unlike most people I actually am ok with the shaky cam. Turns out the shaky cam helped stop the director from over doing it with the artsy angles he was going for. The acting was better than expected. More than anything it felt like a Bourne rip off with a plot that just didn't work as well. The violence was surprisingly brutal in both a good and bad way. Finally, I think Denzel has become the new Liam Neeson in that he was respected as an actor and is now just doing cheap action flicks.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Feb 2012
43
37th
Don't go see Safe House. It will literally bore you with car chases, that's how uninteresting it is. http://whateverknowsfear.com/?p=176
Rated 14 Feb 2012
superargoSuperargo
Rated 13 Feb 2012
71
66th
Brisk, smooth, chunky action in the Tony Scott vein. Efficient and involving; Denzel's super-authoritative, as always, and the story hums along nicely, if predictably. It would have worked better and been more crackling, though, if they hadn't portrayed Reynolds' character as so wide-eyed--and if the whole thing hadn't been so oddly bloodless.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 13 Feb 2012
45
18th
Denzel is so fast that he can outpace pursuers just by walking. Ryan Reynolds shows how great of an actor he is by almost crying about 5 times. They both are so bad ass that they can survive multiple car crashes with only slight scratches. Avoid if you like plots that make sense and characters you actually care about.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 13 Feb 2012
80
67th
Maybe I'm being too easy on this but it was fun. It does really nothing original, and I actually saw the plot twist coming but by that point I was already havin' a good time. Denzel is always awesome, Reynolds was good too. Solid cast all around, and it was pretty thrilling. A movie doesn't have to be original, it just has to do it well, and this moved along at a good pace.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
stewballStewball
Rated 11 Feb 2012
70
54th
Pretty good, nice premise, but I kept comparing it to the Bourne stuff. And gimme a break with the shaky cam.
Rated 11 Feb 2012

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