Safe House
No one is safe
2012 | 115m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Daniel Espinosa |
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| Writer: | David Guggenheim |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 2012 |
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| Director: | Daniel Espinosa |
| Writer: | David Guggenheim |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | central intelligence agency (cia), martial arts, microchip, betrayal, on the run, shootout, interrogation, safe house, rogue agent, cape town, south africa, football (soccer) stadium, consulate |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, dentsu, Relativity Media, Bluegrass Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $208,076,205
Budget: $85,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Denzel Washington | Tobin Frost |
| Ryan Reynolds | Matt Weston |
| Vera Farmiga | Catherine Linklater |
| Brendan Gleeson | David Barlow |
| Sam Shepard | Harlan Whitford |
| Rubén Blades | Carlos Villar |
| Nora Arnezeder | Ana Moreau |
| Robert Patrick | Daniel Kiefe |
| Liam Cunningham | Alec Wade |
| Joel Kinnaman | Keller |
| Fares Fares | Vargas |
| Jenna Dover | CIA Analyst |
| Stephen Rider | CIA Analyst |
| Daniel Fox | CIA Analyst |
| Tracie Thoms | CIA Analyst |
| Stephen Bishop | Marine Guard |
| Tanit Phoenix | Hostess |
| Sara Arrington | CIA Analyst |
| Kenneth Fok | CIA Analyst |
| Nicole Sherwin | Whitford's Assistant |
| Stephen Bishop | Marine Guard |
| Sherry Stone | CIA Analyst (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Roché | Robert Heissler (uncredited) |
| Trayan Milenov-Troy | Vargas Lieutenant |
| Jody J. Abrahams | Stadium Cop |
| Pope Jerrod | Beck |
| Jerry Mofokeng | Man at Mint |
| Bryan van Niekerk | Linklater's Assistant |
| Allen Irwin | Greer |
| Jake McLaughlin | Miller |
| Aidan Bennetts | Ericksson |
| Vernon Willemse | Velez |
| Dumani Siphosetu Mtya | Vargas Lieutenant (as Dumani Mtya) |
| Thembaletu Tyutu | Vargas Lieutenant |
| Oliver Bailey | Vargas Lieutenant |
| Roy Taylor | Vargas Lieutenant |
| Boris Martinez | Strip Club Mercenary |
| Scott Sparrow | Marine Guard |
| Justin Shaw | Private Security Guard |
| Fana Mokoena | Officer-in-Charge |
| Dirk Stoltz | Stadium Cop |
| Craig Palm | Stadium Cop |
| Craig Hawks | Stadium Cop |
| Tyrone Dadd | Stadium Cop |
| Tilly Powell | Woman Trampled |
| Lynita Crofford | Reporter at Stadium |
| Abdul Ntotera | Businessman |
| Ayabonga Mtekeli | Boy |
| Nambitha Mpumlwana | Ilana |
| Lelethu Nongalaza | Ernestine |
| Namhla Tshuka | Villar Daughter |
| Robert Hobbs | Morgan |
| Aidan Whytock | CIA Aide - SA |
| Bruce Young | CIA Aide - SA |
| Geon Nel | CIA Aide - SA |
| Liaan Ferreira | Cape Town Resident (uncredited) |
| Sean Cameron Michael | Landlord (uncredited) |
| Mike Monroe | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| De-Wet Nagel | Innocent Bystander (uncredited) |
| Stelio Savante | Soccer Stadium Commentator (uncredited) |
| Mark Vincent | Business Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Wayne Shields | Gaffer |
| Daniel Espinosa | Director |
| Bertrand Roets | Boom Operator |
| Aaron Muchanyu | Stunts |
| Trey Batchelor | Second Assistant Director |
| Alexander Witt | Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director |
| Tolga Kenan | Stunt Driver |
| George Richmond | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Dudley Fillies | Rigging Gaffer |
| David Guggenheim | Writer |
| Brigitte Broch | Production Design |
| Melinda Launspach | Set Decoration |
| Susan Matheson | Costume Design |
| Cordell McQueen | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Andrew McCarthy | Set Decoration |
| Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson | Art Direction |
| Shira Hockman | Art Direction |
| Pablo Maestre Galli | Art Direction |
| Nigel Churcher | Supervising Art Director |
| Allison Tucker | Art Department Coordinator |
| Clive Pollick | Construction Coordinator |
| Darren Christian | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Hendrik Gericke | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Catherine Gaum | Draughtsman |
| Andrew Orlando | Property Master |
| Tommy Allen | Property Master |
| Peter Belcher | Aerial Camera |
| Justin Paterson | Best Boy Electric |
| Lesley Manuel | Best Boy Electric |
| Clive Jackson | Camera Operator |
| Joe Chess | Camera Operator |
| Lars Cox | Camera Operator |
| Will Arnot | Camera Operator |
| John McKay | Gaffer |
| Caxton Sharu | Rigging Grip |
| Florian Emmerich | Steadicam Operator |
| Jasin Boland | Still Photographer |
| Lech Gunovic | Dolly Grip |
| Guy Micheletti | Key Grip |
| Brett McDowell | Key Grip |
| Robert Gilman | Key Grip |
| Jens Bacher | Rigging Grip |
| Stefano Ceccarelli | Hair Designer |
| Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Marie Maggio | Hairstylist |
| Ayten Morgenstern | Key Hair Stylist |
| Kerry Skelton | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Nadine Prigge | Key Makeup Artist |
| Raine Edwards | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Vincenzo Mastrantonio | Makeup Artist, Makeup Designer |
| Moonyeenn Lee | Casting |
| Charlene Amateau | Costume Supervisor |
| Carolyn Marston | Costume Supervisor |
| Elaine Perlmann | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Michelle Karavoussanos | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Leonie Roberts | Key Costumer |
| Morag Cameron | Script Supervisor |
| Shawn Campbell | Armorer |
| Greg Corke | Armorer |
| Dave Evans | Armorer |
| Aparna Jayachandran | Script Supervisor |
| Ted Liebenberg | Armorer |
| Lance Peters | Armorer |
| Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Kelly Stewart | Boom Operator |
| Jacques Pienaar | Boom Operator |
| Julie Feiner | Dialogue Editor |
| Daniel S. Irwin | Dialogue Editor |
| John C. Stuver | Dialogue Editor |
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor |
| Gary Marullo | Foley |
| Bob Beher | Foley Editor |
| Christopher Assells | Sound Designer |
| Peter Staubli | Sound Designer |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Designer |
| Ezra Dweck | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael Payne | Sound Effects Editor |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chris Jargo | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Evelyne Leblond | 2D Supervisor |
| Chris Derochie | Animation |
| Ken Steel | Animation |
| Crystal Choo | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Asal Nikkhah | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Eva Abramycheva | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Kevin Hickman | Visual Effects Editor |
| Derrick Mitchell | Visual Effects Editor |
| Adam Estey | Visual Effects Editor |
| Geoff Anderson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Simon Hughes | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jacob Clark | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Ryoji Fujita | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Greg Massie | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Nik Slotiuk | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Aleksander Szkudlarek | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Erik Rogers | Digital Intermediate |
| Sean Thompson | First Assistant Editor |
| Sam Conway | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Ken Petrie | Special Effects Technician |
| Ramin Djawadi | Original Music Composer |
| Oliver Wood | Director of Photography |
| Richard Pearson | Editor |
| Sarah Halley Finn | Casting |
| Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tom Olive | Set Decoration |
| Mannie Ferreira | Camera Operator |
| Caitlin McKenna | ADR Voice Casting |
| Tamara Hunter | Casting Associate |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Scott Aversano | Executive Producer |
| Marc D. Evans | Executive Producer |
| Alexa Faigen | Executive Producer |
| Adam Merims | Executive Producer |
| Scott Stuber | Producer |
| Trevor Macy | Executive Producer |
| Denzel Washington | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 68 | 21 |
| 2024 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 26 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 65 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 435 | 435 |
gerithecat
N/A
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) ...
Jun 23, 2021
JPV852
8.0
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 sequ ... els at this point... **3.75/5**
Jun 23, 2021
Geronimo1967
7.0
"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.
May 29, 2024