Safe House

R

Released Feb 10, 2012

1 hr. 55 min.

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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53%

195 Reviews

Tomatometer

63%

100,000+ Ratings

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For the past year, rookie CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been eager to prove himself while cooling his heels at an inactive South African post. He gets the chance when Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), a turncoat operative, is brought to Weston's safe house for debriefing. But soon after Frost's arrival, mercenaries attack, and Weston and Frost barely escape with their lives. The two men must join forces and try to stay alive long enough to figure out who wants them dead.

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Critics Consensus

Safe House stars Washington and Reynolds are let down by a thin script and choppily edited action sequences.

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Mark B

It is very predictable but good action and Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington do a nice job. Car chase scenes are good and solid action .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Dirk D

Great action! Feel like a Bourne spinoff!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Cash S

Safe House isn't nearly as good as it should be. You Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in an action thriller together. This should be a pretty great movie. Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds do give great performances as always, and their performances are probably the best part of the film. The problem with the movie is that I just wasn't invested at all. I'm not sure if I could tell you a single character's name, or even explain half of what happened, even though I just watched this. This is also boring, and I wasn't a fan of how the action sequences were edited. The script just didn't have any substance, and made for a very forgettable film. The movie is still made watchable by the two leads, but this should still be so much better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Jelisije J

One of those movies where the star power of the cast makes a mediocre C movie to an instant B movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Neil K

I was disappointed with the Denzel Washington movie, it didn't hold my interest. The film would have been better if they had killed the cast off at the beginning.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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ILeft

I truely enjoyed it. Lots of chasing and suspense but I honestly couldn't tell you a single thing about what the movie was about or even who the good guys are.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Daniel Espinosa

Director

Denzel Washington

Tobin Frost

Ryan Reynolds

Matt Weston

Vera Farmiga

Catherine Linklater

Brendan Gleeson

David Barlow

Sam Shepard

Harlan Whitford

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Candice Frederick

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Though it's not a premise we haven't seen played out before on the silver screen, Safe House is a movie that sucks you in, guts you, and spits you out at the end.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Tambay Obenson

Shadow and Act

[Safe House] is utterly predictable stuff, in case you haven't already figured that out by now.

Aug 14, 2017

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Bruce Diones

New Yorker

The film's super-saturated look and quick cutting are mere substitutes for any real sense of intrigue.

Feb 26, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Although occasionally exciting, there’s a pointed lack of gamesmanship in the events for a yarn involving spies, coupled with a lackluster quality that fails to leave an impression.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 23, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I had a great time with “Safe House”, and I don’t penalize it for aiming at a specific mark and hitting it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Why do scripters even try to hide the identity of the villain until the end? Given the obviousness in these films, they might as well include a character named Professor Plum, usually found brandishing a lead pipe in the conservatory, and be done with it.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 13, 2021

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Synopsis

For the past year, rookie CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been eager to prove himself while cooling his heels at an inactive South African post. He gets the chance when Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), a turncoat operative, is brought to Weston's safe house for debriefing. But soon after Frost's arrival, mercenaries attack, and Weston and Frost barely escape with their lives. The two men must join forces and try to stay alive long enough to figure out who wants them dead.

Director: Daniel Espinosa
Executive Producer: Denzel Washington, Scott Aversano, Adam Merims, Alexa Faigen, Trevor Macy, Marc D. Evans
Screenwriter: David Guggenheim
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Bluegrass Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence Throughout|Some Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.1M
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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