Safe House (2012 film)

This article is about Safe House (2012 film). For the 1998 film of the same name, see Safe House (1998 film). For other uses, see Safe house (disambiguation).

Safe House
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Espinosa
Written byDavid Guggenheim
Produced byScott Stuber
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byRichard Pearson
Music byRamin Djawadi
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07) (New York City)
  • February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • South Africa[1]
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[2]
Box office$208.1 million[3]

Safe House is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by David Guggenheim, and starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. The film follows Matt Weston (Reynolds), a CIA officer on a low-level posting in Cape Town, South Africa, who is in charge of a safe house where the CIA is interrogating Tobin Frost (Washington), a veteran operative accused of betraying the agency. When the safe house is attacked by mercenaries, Weston flees with Frost in his charge. As the team of killers, who seem to be one step ahead of the pair, track them throughout Cape Town, Weston wonders who to trust. Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder and Robert Patrick co-star.

Safe House was Espinosa's first English-language film. Filming took place on location in Cape Town. The film premiered in New York City on February 7, 2012, and was released in U.S. theaters on February 10, 2012, by Universal Pictures.[4] The film earned mixed reviews, with praise for Washington and Reynolds' performances, but negative criticisms for the screenplay and the editing of the action scenes. Nevertheless, the film was a commercial success, earning $208 million worldwide against an $85 million budget.[3]

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  2. ^ "Movie Projector: 'The Vow' to sweep audiences off their feet". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Safe House". Box Office Mojo. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (October 29, 2010). "Universal Announces Release Dates for 'The Bourne Legacy,' 'Safe House'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.