Safe

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Safe

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Released Apr 27, 2012

1h 35m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Luke Wright is a two-bit cage fighter, until the day he throws a fixed match. In retaliation, the Russian mob murders his family and destroys his life. Though alone and haunted by grief, Luke springs into action to save a Chinese girl (Catherine Chan) from the same gangsters who killed his family -- and lands in the middle of a high-stakes war. The girl is no ordinary child; she's a math prodigy who holds in her head a numerical code for which various factions are ready to kill.

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Critics Consensus

While hard-hitting and violently inventive, Safe ultimately proves too formulaic to set itself apart from the action thriller pack -- including some of its star's better films.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The mechanics make sense, what's going on fits within the confines of the narrative structure, making what's going on within both surprisingly fun and shockingly engaging.

Rated: 3/4

May 15, 2012

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

Like so many action films these days the film is over-edited and under-plotted, and we've seen Statham's tough guy character many times before.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 10, 2012

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Nick Schager

Slant Magazine

It's the imposing Statham's badass grimace and combat acumen that primarily elevate Safe above your average direct-to-video genre work

Rated: 2.5/4

May 9, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Action junkies should be pleased.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 20, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A sharply directed action picture that builds on a really strong performance from Statham all the way to its bullet-ridden finale.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... delivers an unexpectedly dense, speedy, tight action thriller that is full of rapid-fire street action, makes great use of Statham’s physical poise, and features a body count big enough to make a dent in the New York City census results.

Aug 19, 2022

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sean G

Really good action movie, all you need , a top cast, really well planed story, as much action and drama to keep you watching . 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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DK T

Generic plot, action. How something this worthless can get made I have no idea. If you need some background noise and want to browse the internet it might have a purpose.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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Matheus L

Esse filme cumpre com a promessa de entregar ação, violência gratuita e diálogos básicos, é o protagonista protege alguém muito importante na trama. (No caso uma criança carismática)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Sam C

It is not a poor movie. But a few narrative choices hurt it overall. Having the main villain have so little screen time is also a mistake.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Mark H

Good solid action movie. I have a slight issue with how easily they worked out a page containing one long number was the code to a safe but other than that not bad overall !

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Bryan B

This is one time where back story hurt more than helped and made things way more complicated than needed for this level of movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Boaz Yakin

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Jason Statham

Luke Wright

Robert John Burke

Capt. Wolf

Chris Sarandon

Mayor Tramello

Anson Mount

Alex Rosen

James Hong

Han Jiao

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Synopsis

Luke Wright is a two-bit cage fighter, until the day he throws a fixed match. In retaliation, the Russian mob murders his family and destroys his life. Though alone and haunted by grief, Luke springs into action to save a Chinese girl (Catherine Chan) from the same gangsters who killed his family -- and lands in the middle of a high-stakes war. The girl is no ordinary child; she's a math prodigy who holds in her head a numerical code for which various factions are ready to kill.

Director: Boaz Yakin
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Dana Brunetti
Screenwriter: Boaz Yakin
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: IM Global, Lawrence Bender Productions, Lionsgate Films, Trigger Street Productions, Automatik Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Violence Throughout|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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