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Safe

Safe

Drama · 1995

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

Movie details

Safe

“In the 21st century nobody will be… Safe.”

1995 Drama 1h 59m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Safe?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Todd Haynes

Written by

Todd Haynes

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Carol

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Greg

Peter Friedman

Peter Friedman

Peter Dunning

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Chris

Dean Norris

Dean Norris

Mover

J

Julie Burgess

Aerobics Instructor

Ronnie Farer

Ronnie Farer

Barbara

Court is in session

Put Safe on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.