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Savages

Savages

Young. Beautiful. Deadly.

20126.32h 11m

Overview

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone
Produced by Evan Bates, Eric Kopeloff, Moritz Borman
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $83.0M

Top Cast

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

Chon

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Ophelia "O" Sage

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Ben

John Travolta

John Travolta

Dennis

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Elena

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Lado

Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch

Spin

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Alex

Sandra Echeverría

Sandra Echeverría

Magda

Diego Cataño

Diego Cataño

Esteban

Themes & Keywords

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About Savages

Savages is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of explosive, widow, american abroad, eye gouging, dea agent, shot. Directed by Oliver Stone, it stars Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

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