Savages

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Savages

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Released Jul 6, 2012

2h 10m

Crime

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Mystery & Thriller

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California entrepreneurs Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch) run a lucrative business raising marijuana and share a one-of-a-kind love with beautiful O (Blake Lively). Life in Laguna Beach is idyllic for them, until Elena (Salma Hayek), the merciless leader of the Mexican Baja Cartel, moves in and demands a piece of the action. However, Elena underestimates the trio's unbreakable bond, and with the help of a shady DEA agent (John Travolta), Ben, Chon and O go to war.

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Critics Consensus

It's undeniably messy, but Savages finds Oliver Stone returning to dark, fearlessly lurid form.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Savages may come off choppy in the very beginning, but it does springboards to a really fantastical second half.

Rated: B+

Sep 8, 2017

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Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

An unabashedly lurid sun-and-surf ménage-à-trois cum drug-running caper, with touches of Jacobean tragedy for good measure.

Jun 20, 2013

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David Thomson

The New Republic

The film would have been so much more interesting if the two men had been identical twins played by the same actor-like Jeremy Irons in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers.

Jun 17, 2013

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

If you've seen one drug dealer/drug cartel movie, you've seen them all, and you'll need a shower after this one.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 28, 2025

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Viewer agony begins right near the start, as O describes her boffing sessions with the battle-scarred Chon: “I had orgasms; he had ‘wargasms.'” Yow. Haven’t Writers Guild of America memberships been revoked for less?

Rated: 1/4

Oct 4, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

While the juicy performances and exciting meat of Savages are vicious fun, it’s a film whose feeble conceit undoes the pleasures of its base appeal.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 4, 2022

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Timothy T

This could've easily been a 90 minute movie. It still was better than I expected it to be. Blake lively was lovely as always and Travolta was good. Just enough violence to keep the story interesting. Salma Hayek was a delight.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Frieda J

Salma Hayek does a great turn in this movie and looks great. John Travolta plays an interesting character part. Benecio del Toro portrays such a twisted violent character. Honestly, I don't know how he can wind down after a day on the set playing that role. In general the film is way too graphically violent for my taste. Some of the premise of the story is pretty thin. 3 big stars named above captivated my interest enough to see it all the way through.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Julie K

I see this once a year .. love the cars, characters and fun .. salma and blake rocked it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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Jackson F

Like a music video that tries somehow to be "Tarantinoesque" but is mainly flat and mainstream in the end, stretched to 130 minutes. One of the worst I ever saw on big screen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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T T

Creative and good movie. It's very entertaining. It has to be to fill up 130 minutes. Very good acting with a good plot. Lots of action.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Regal R

80/100 - Good movie, the cast is stacked, worth watching

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

California entrepreneurs Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch) run a lucrative business raising marijuana and share a one-of-a-kind love with beautiful O (Blake Lively). Life in Laguna Beach is idyllic for them, until Elena (Salma Hayek), the merciless leader of the Mexican Baja Cartel, moves in and demands a piece of the action. However, Elena underestimates the trio's unbreakable bond, and with the help of a shady DEA agent (John Travolta), Ben, Chon and O go to war.

Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff
Screenwriter: Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone
Distributor: Universal Studios
Production Co: Moritz Borman, Onda Entertainment, Relativity Media
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use Throughout|Nudity|Some Graphic Sexuality|Strong Brutal/Grisly Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 6, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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