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Safe Haven

Safe Haven

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20137.21h 55m

Overview

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Dana Stevens, Nicholas Sparks, Gage Lansky
Produced by Ryan Kavanaugh, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $97.6M

Top Cast

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough

Katie Feldman

Josh Duhamel

Josh Duhamel

Alex Wheatley

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

Jo

David Lyons

David Lyons

Kevin Tierney

Mimi Kirkland

Mimi Kirkland

Lexie

Noah Lomax

Noah Lomax

Josh

Irene Ziegler

Irene Ziegler

Mrs. Feldman

Robin Mullins

Robin Mullins

Maddie

Red West

Red West

Roger

Juan Piedrahita

Juan Piedrahita

Jr. Detective Ramirez

Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookwidowersingle fatherabusive husband

About Safe Haven

Safe Haven is a romance, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, widower, single father, abusive husband. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders. A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

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