Plot
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.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 7.1/10 (13,354 voted)
Critic's Score: 52/100
Director:
Daniel Espinosa
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick
Storyline Matt Weston ('Ryan Reynolds' ) is a CIA rookie who is manning a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa, when Tobin Frost (
Cast: Denzel Washington
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Tobin Frost
Ryan Reynolds
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Matt Weston
Vera Farmiga
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Catherine Linklater
Brendan Gleeson
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David Barlow
Sam Shepard
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Harlan Whitford
Rubén Blades
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Carlos Villar
Nora Arnezeder
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Ana Moreau
Robert Patrick
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Daniel Kiefer
Liam Cunningham
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Alec Wade
Joel Kinnaman
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Keller
Fares Fares
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Vargas
Jenna Dover
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CIA Analyst
Stephen Rider
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Richards
Daniel Fox
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CIA Analyst
Tracie Thoms
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CIA Analyst
Filming Locations: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Box Office Details
Budget: $85,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $40,172,720
(USA)
(12 February 2012)
(3119 Screens)
Gross: $81,812,440
(USA)
(19 February 2012)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Denzel Washington actually was waterboarded during the filming of some of the torture scene, though only for a few seconds per take.
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
When Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is taken to the final safe house at the end of the movie, a camera man is visible in the mirror as Frost is guided down the hallway.
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Tobin Frost:
Remember rule number one: you are responsible for your house guest. I'm your house guest.
User Review
I did not expect it to be this good.
Rating: 9/10
I'll be honest. When I saw the trailer, I was madly excited. It looked
fantastic. But then, after a while, I remembered, that the main point
of a trailer is to do just that. Hype the film, while revealing
literally all the main plot scenes and parts. I didn't know if it was
the case with 'Safe House', since, hey, it's Denzel Washington. That
man doesn't just do any role.
I just got back from the movie theater, and am I glad that I was wrong.
The movie is fantastic, electrifying. Do know that I don't just 'get
off' on any action flick. In most cases, I just watch and forget. This
was actually, fantastic. I don't have a single bad word to say about
it, the way it was directed, acted or anything else. Everything was
simply fantastic.
I realize my words sound absurd, and the score looks the same, but it
really is worth it. I didn't see an action movie this well written, and
this well acted in a really, really long time. Of course, by the end of
the movie, any experienced watcher will figure out the ending by
himself, but even though you 'get it', it's still extremely fun to sit
through and see how the pieces connect.
I really hate long reviews, so I'm trying to make this one as short and
sweet as possible. Lastly, have in mind that not one cast member failed
his role. Ryan was fantastic, even better then I could've imagined (a
nice showing of his acting skills after Green Lantern and Change-Up),
and Denzel, what to say that hasn't been already said about that man's
acting. Phenomenal doesn't cut it.
Go and see it. It's much better then anything else thats currently
'showing'.
Plot
A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him...
Release Year: 1998
Rating: 6.9/10 (1,480 voted)
Director:
Eric Steven Stahl
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Hector Elizondo
Storyline A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret information which implicates a Presidential front-runner, Mace struggles for his life while battling the debilitating effects of the disease.
Writers: Eric Steven Stahl, John Schalter
Cast: Patrick Stewart
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Mace Sowell
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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Andi Travers
(as Kimberly Williams)
Hector Elizondo
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Dr. Simon
Joy Kilpatrick
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Michelle Sowell-Ross
Craig Shoemaker
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Stuart Bittenbinder
James Harlow
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Marc Ross
Richard Livingston
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Admiral Thomas Michelmore
Julia Vera
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Teresa
Brenda James
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Asthma Girl Interviewee
(as Brenda Klemme)
Robert Lee Barry
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Rocket Scientist Interviewee
Scott Zacky
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Wise Guy Interviewee
Wayne Demaline
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'Butch' The Redneck Interviewee
Hank Garrett
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Hitman
/
Postman
Taglines:
The less you know, the safer you are.
Release Date: 24 January 1999
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Hank Garrett, who plays the mailman whose pen runs out of ink, played essentially the same role in
Three Days of the Condor.
Goofs:
Factual errors:
In two of the early scenes of the chessboard coffee table, the pieces are set up wrong. A player always has a white square in the lower right corner. Later, when the characters are playing a game, the board is set up correctly.
Quotes: Mace:
What sort of name is 'Andi' for a girl? Andi:
It's short for Andrea. What sort of name is 'Mace'? Mace:
It's short for 'in your face'!
User Review
Fascinating premise and interesting movie
Rating: 9/10
The concept of making the audience wonder whether the hero is really
being threatened or is the victim of delusions, has been used several
times recently. I enjoyed this take on it better than most and I love
Patrick Stewart in any role! I hadn't expected it to be so
heart-wrenching at times, but it was. One scene, in which Mace (P.S.)is
doing a cognitive test for his doctor, was particularly effective. As a
result, this was not only a suspense movie it had some very realistic
portrayals of the slow but steady mental decline of Alzheimer's
victims--and how tragic that is, as they realize it is happening. I
think I appreciated that accurate and informational aspect as much as I
did the mystery of Mace's activities with his complex computer set-up.
I watched this while walking on my treadmill and usually do a movie in
two sessions. This one kept me going through the entire time.
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