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Safe House

“No one is safe”

2012 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Daniel Espinosa · USA · Nordic Noir
ActionThriller

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Cast

Denzel Washington Ryan Reynolds Robert Patrick Vera Farmiga Brendan Gleeson Sam Shepard

Credits

Written by: David Guggenheim

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

A green young operative is forced into a long, bruising night with the most dangerous defector in the agency's files. Shaky-cam chases and brutal close-quarters fights keep the pace taut, while the paranoia plot stays familiar. A solid, muscular espionage thriller without much afterglow.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (251,544 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 52%
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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