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Safe House

Safe House

No one is safe

20126.51h 55m

Overview

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa
Written by David Guggenheim
Produced by Scott Stuber
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $208.1M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Tobin Frost

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Matt Weston

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Catherine Linklater

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

David Barlow

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Harlan Whitford

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Carlos Villar

Nora Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder

Ana Moreau

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Daniel Kiefe

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Alec Wade

Joel Kinnaman

Joel Kinnaman

Keller

Themes & Keywords

martial artscentral intelligence agency (cia)microchipbetrayalon the runshootoutinterrogationsafe houserogue agentcape town, south africafootball (soccer) stadiumconsulate

About Safe House

Safe House is a action, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of martial arts, central intelligence agency (cia), microchip, betrayal, on the run, shootout. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, it stars Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga. A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

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