Safe House

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Why is Safe House rated R? The R rating is for strong violence throughout and some language.

For the past year, rookie CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been eager to prove himself while cooling his heels at an inactive South...

Safe House is a 2012 action thriller starring Ryan Reynolds as a low-level CIA agent, who is in charge of a CIA safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. After receiving a house guest (a rogue agent) by the name of Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), the safe house is breached, and Weston must go on the run with Frost.

This IQ level of this violent, sub-Tony Scott action thriller starring Denzel Washington is depressingly low, writes Peter Bradshaw

In an hilarious interview on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, Ryan Reynolds tells the story of how he managed to rile up co-star Denzel Washington on the set of Safe House.

Swedish director Daniel Espinosa's action-thriller starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds is a two-hour cat-and-mouse game with a few brief breaks to catch its breath.

In this story about the bad, bad things that agents sometimes do in the name of country and company, Denzel Washington is put through his action-flick paces.

One reviewer called the Denzel Washington-Ryan Reynolds action thriller, in theaters this weekend, "surprisingly well acted."

Tobin Frost is the CIA's most dangerous traitor, who stuns the intelligence community when he surfaces in South Africa. When the safe house to which he's remanded is attacked by brutal mercenaries, a rookie is forced to help him escape. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protege, the young operative finds his morality tested and idealism shaken. Now they must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Safe House Trailer When a CIA-operated safe house is targeted by a group of bad guys, the facility's house-sitter is tasked with the dangerous job of moving ...

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Safe House is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. The film is about Matt Weston (Reynolds), a CIA agent on his first low-level posting in Cape Town who is in charge of a safe house where the CIA is interrogating Tobin Frost (Washington), a veteran operative who has allegedly betrayed the agency. When the safe house is attacked by mercenaries who kill almost all the agents, Weston flees with Frost in his charge, and they end up on the run. As the team of killers, who seem to be one step ahead of the pair, track them throughout Cape Town, Weston begins to wonder who to trust. It was released on February 10, 2012, in North America by Universal Pictures. Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa. The film premiered in New York City on February 7, 2012, and was released in U.S. theaters on February 10, 2012. While Washington and Reynolds' performances were praised, the film received mixed reviews. The film was a financial success, earning $208 million worldwide against its $85 million budget.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa. With Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Vera Farmiga. A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.