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Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed

What would you go back for?

20126.81h 26m

Overview

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow
Written by Derek Connolly
Produced by Marc Turtletaub, Stephanie Langhoff, Derek Connolly
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Darius

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Kenneth

Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson

Jeff

Karan Soni

Karan Soni

Arnau

Jenica Bergere

Jenica Bergere

Liz

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Belinda

Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Mr. Britt

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Bridget

L

Lauren Carlos

Young Darius

Basil Harris

Basil Harris

Restaurant Manager

Themes & Keywords

time traveltime machineloss of virginitywomanizermumblecoredreamerinternrepressed memoryfalse memoryformer flamecuriousmysteriousclassified adunassumingeccentric manplayfulwoman falls in lovemagazine writerempatheticmodestmagazine article

About Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed is a comedy, romance, science fiction film released in 2012 exploring themes of time travel, time machine, loss of virginity, womanizer, mumblecore, dreamer. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, it stars Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson. Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

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