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Safety Not Guaranteed

United States

2012

84 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Colin Trevorrow

EXEC Michael B. Clark, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, John Hodges

PROD Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub

SCR Derek Connolly

DP Benjamin Kasulke

CAST Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni, Jenica Bergere, Kristen Bell, Jeff Garlin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tony Doupe, Lynn Shelton, Xola Malik

ED Joe Landauer, Franklin Peterson

PROD DES Ben Blankenship

SOUND Al Nelson

Sundance (US Dramatic Competition): Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award, SXSW (Festival Favorites)

Synopsis

Three magazine employees are sent to investigate a personal advertisement placed in the newspaper: guy seeking partner for time travel. They venture to the coast and set up a haphazard surveillance. Darius is recruited as the shill; her dry wit and cynical nature are perfectly suited to trap this enigmatic oddball, Kenneth, and get a good story. But it is she who first sees past the paranoid loner façade to the compelling person inside. The drawback? This still doesn’t rule out the possibility that he just might be crazy.

Colin Trevorrow has woven an ingenious tale: a modern version of the classic madcap romantic comedy. Clever dialogue and outlandish antics, peppered with misfit characters—each one charming yet flawed—are wrapped in a love story tingling with the tantalizing possibility of time travel. In a world where moments are fleeting and soul mates are scarce, it seems that even the simple act of falling in love is never safe. –Sundance Film Festival

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madebydanlam

9May13

Original, unexpected ending and loved Aubrey Plaza in the flim.

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Synyoung Li

28Apr13

whoever wrote the B-story and the last fifteen minutes is silly

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Comadozer, TallGuyCM

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your fiend mr. jones

23Apr13

A great use of Aubrey Plaza and Jake M. Johnson with a script that is a tiny, perfect little jewel.

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Mike Lousteau

20Apr13

Genuinely creative and funny, keeps you guessing while sidestepping the overplayed devices so often employed in time-travel and comedy films alike.

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MIFF 2012 Review: SAFETY NOT GUARENTEED

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The 61st Melbourne International Film festival is now underway! I will be bringing you coverage for Twitch as the days blitz by over nearly three weeks! This is an amazing time for Melbourne when the city
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Sydney 2012: Day 12 Trailer of the Day - SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (Closing Night Film)

By Twitchfilm.com on June 17, 2012
Today is the last day of the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, and the trailer of the day is for the Closing Night Film, Safety Not Guaranteed. About the film: "WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This
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Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, An Amiable, Lovable, and Winning Comedy

By Twitchfilm.com on June 15, 2012
Everyone carries around the baggage of personal experience. At best, it’s distilled into a handy guidebook, available for reference as needed, and light enough not to weigh down the bearer. With its references
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Sundance 2012 Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

By Twitchfilm.com on February 2, 2012
Safety Not Guaranteed is the feature film debut of director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly. It stars Aubrey Plaza as Darius Britt, a new writer at a local magazine. She is sent out with her
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Safety Not Guaranteed not guaranteed to please

By Todd Kushige​machi on August 1, 2012

(Originally posted at www.tkatthemovies.com)

An indie quirk-fest laced with sci-fi intrigue, Safety Not Guaranteed offers modest pleasures thanks to the charm of its leads and a handful of genuine…  read review

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