Safe House

Safe House

The less you know, the safer you are.

Directed by Eric Steven Stahl

Produced by Benjamin Productions

1998112 min6.1 / 10

A dark, paranoid thriller that uses Alzheimer's disease and political conspiracy as dual threats to explore mortality, memory, and the erosion of self.

A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret information which implicates a Presidential front-runner, Mace struggles for his life while battling the debilitating effects of the disease.

Questions people ask

  • Is Safe House sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Safe House end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Safe House easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Safe House scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Safe House violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Safe House

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Safe House

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Safe House, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Safe House, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Safe House, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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