Safe House

“No one is safe”

6.5

2012

1h 55m

ActionThriller

Director: Daniel Espinosa

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.

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Cast

Tobin Frost

Denzel Washington

Tobin Frost

Matt Weston

Ryan Reynolds

Matt Weston

Catherine Linklater

Vera Farmiga

Catherine Linklater

David Barlow

Brendan Gleeson

David Barlow

Harlan Whitford

Sam Shepard

Harlan Whitford

Carlos Villar

Rubén Blades

Carlos Villar

Ana Moreau

Nora Arnezeder

Ana Moreau

Daniel Kiefe

Robert Patrick

Daniel Kiefe

Alec Wade

Liam Cunningham

Alec Wade

Keller

Joel Kinnaman

Keller

Vargas

Fares Fares

Vargas

CIA Analyst

Jenna Dover

CIA Analyst

Reviews

gerithecat

fast paced action thriller delivers from beginning to end. great performances from Reynolds and Washington. A tense and thrilling reminder of the great three days of the condor (1975)

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JPV852

Tries really hard to be a Bourne-like espionage-thriller and while the action sequences aren't as well done, still has some entertaining moments. Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington have some great scenes together. Kind of surprised, given it's Universal, there hadn't been a few direct-to-video sequels at this point... **3.75/5**

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CinemaSerf

"Matt" (Ryan Reynolds) is a bored, ambitious CIA agent looking after a safe house in South Africa desperate for something meatier to do. Then his wish comes true as he finds himself looking after a "most wanted" "Frost" (Denzel Washington). Needless to say, their safe house turns out to be anything but, and now they are chased all over the place unsure who to/not to trust in this is perfectly functional action thriller. Daniel Espinosa keeps it all taut and interesting and the pair make for quite a convincing team on-the-run. Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard chip in now and again to a storyline that works quite well too. Worth a watch.

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