Safe House

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  • Opened February 10, 2012 
  • 1 hr 55 min
  • R | Some Language and Strong Violence Throughout

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous man he’s ever met, Weston readies for duty. Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he’s now back on the reservation with a secret. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston’s safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
  • Director: Daniel Espinosa
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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Action Filled, Fast Paced Thriller With A Terrific Cast.

by Alon Patterson

This is one of those movies that grabs the audience and keeps them hypnotically suspended for the duration. It's filled with near non-stop action and packed with 'A' list stars worthy of this...

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Why do critics even bother watching action movies? Stick to movies that make you depressed and cry !

by rodstohogs

I heard some bad reviews about this movie ..WOW! They are so wrong I am pissed about it. If you dont like everything then you shouldn't review everything! Simple as that! (Just review the types of...

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Denzell does it again!

by cinematic-butterfly

Of course, since it's Denzell I had to go see it no matter what. I'm glad I did! This movie pulled you in and you were mad at the ending. I want to see it again, as soon as I can....

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Safe House rockets along, taking a familiar formula and making it work - hard. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Compared with a superior potboiler like "Salt," which messed with your brain in entertainingly far-fetched ways, Safe House is action-movie porridge gussied up into a less-clever-than-it-seems mystery. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Safe House has two powerful performances at its core, a hectic plot, a huge body count and a mild sense of déjà vu amid the pulse-quickening tension. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Worse, Safe House asks us to believe that Ryan Reynolds can outclass Denzel Washington in the art of being a hard-ass. Not on this planet, baby. Read full review

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Denzel Washington as Tobin Frost and Ryan Reynolds as Matt Weston in "Safe House.''