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Genres:
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
Language:
English
Running time:
1:55:01
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Denzel Washington Tobin Frost
  2. Ryan Reynolds Matt Weston
  3. Vera Farmiga Catherine Linklater
  4. Brendan Gleeson David Barlow
  5. Sam Shepard Harlan Whitford
  6. Rubén Blades Carlos Villar
  7. Nora Arnezeder Ana Moreau
  8. Robert Patrick Daniel Kiefer
  9. Liam Cunningham Alec Wade
  10. Joel Kinnaman Keller

Directors

  1. Daniel Espinosa

Producers

  1. Scott Stuber

Writers

  1. David Guggenheim

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Safe House

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A rookie CIA operative goes on the run with a rogue former intelligence officer after a South African safe house comes under attack by heavily armed mercenaries. Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent just waiting for the perfect opportunity to prove himself. But that's no easy task when you've been cooped up in an empty Cape Town safe house for a whole year. Weston realizes that a prime opportunity is headed his way, however, when he lear... A rookie CIA operative goes on the run with a rogue former intelligence officer after a South African safe house comes under attack by heavily armed mercenaries. Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent just waiting for the perfect opportunity to prove himself. But that's no easy task when you've been cooped up in an empty Cape Town safe house for a whole year. Weston realizes that a prime opportunity is headed his way, however, when he learns that former agent Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) has been captured after nearly a decade on the run. Frost is about to become Weston's one and only guest at the safe house, and the fledgling agent is determined to handle the situation like a true professional. But by selling U.S. secrets to countries like North Korea, Frost has made more than his fair share of enemies in high places, and shortly after he arrives at the safe house, all hell breaks loose. A small army of gunmen are determined to see Frost dead. Meanwhile, Weston will do everything in his power to protect Frost, regardless of his crimes. Now Weston's only hope for getting out of this alive is to find out who's gunning for them, and seek out someone he can trust before it's too late.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

53%Tomatometer score: 53% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Bruce Diones, New Yorker The film's super-saturated look and quick cutting are mere substitutes for any real sense of intrigue. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] There are so many muscly, gun-toting guys having bloody brawls, it looks like some online research has been carried out to see what niche audience might appreciate this film most. – Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph There's much to be said for nuts-and-bolts action thrillers when they are competently assembled. But this one is falling apart at the fastenings. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Nigel Floyd, Time Out While director Espinosa hones in on the ambiguous battle between Weston's idealism and Frost's cynicism, British cinematographer Oliver Wood - who filmed the last two Bourne movies - shoots the... – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile The powerful pairing of Washington and Reynolds as the cynical, idealistic agents respectively has plenty of promise, although the decision to use dizzying hand-held camera work intrudes on what... – Full review External link

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