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Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed

Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction · 2012

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Movie details

Safety Not Guaranteed

“What would you go back for?”

2012 Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction 1h 26m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Safety Not Guaranteed?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Colin Trevorrow

Written by

Derek Connolly

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Darius

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Kenneth

Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson

Jeff

Karan Soni

Karan Soni

Arnau

Jenica Bergere

Jenica Bergere

Liz

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Belinda

Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Mr. Britt

Court is in session

Put Safety Not Guaranteed on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.