Safe Men

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Safe Men

R,

1998,

1h 34m,

Comedy

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53%

17 Reviews

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54%

2,500+ Ratings

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53%

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17 Reviews

54%

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2,500+ Ratings

Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn) are just a couple of clueless, untalented singers. But, when they are mistaken for a pair of safecracking geniuses by a mobster named Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti), they are unwittingly sucked into a life of crime. Though they have no idea what they are doing, Sam and Eddie have no choice but to go along with the Mafia's orders and break into three safes. Things get even more complicated when Sam falls for the daughter of one of their robbery victims.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

Safe Men whirls wildly from one bright idea to the next, trying to find a combo that will hold the movie together. No luck.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 11, 2017

B-

Only a few of the sight gags pass the giggle test.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Oct 5, 2006

3/5

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Sep 19, 2006

3/4

...it's difficult not to ultimately be won over by the uniformly superb performances and Hamburg's emphasis on thoroughly strange bits of comedy.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 16, 2006

C

Technically raw and narratively bumpy, this high-concept comedy has all the merits and weaknesses of an amateurish indie. Illustrious cast, headed by Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, and Harvey Fierstein, does its best but it ain't enough.

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

May 16, 2005

3/5

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Finn R

Jan 10, 2019

Look at this cast! Most starting out in their careers and now all successful. Honestly some of the best dialogue front to back.

Mar 28, 2018

One of the best movies I've ever seen, and I've seen like a lot of movies

Draco W

Dec 22, 2017

super underrated. outstanding cast, great music....so funny. subtle humor that you miss on 1st watch. love this movie

Leia S

Oct 21, 2017

A combination of some decent jokes, a sense of humor about itself and a Twilight Zone The Movie: It's A Good Life sort of cartoon nuthouse feel - all make this one work much better than it should.

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John Hamburg

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Sam Rockwell

Sam

Steve Zahn

Eddie

Paul Giamatti

Veal Chop

Michael Schmidt

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Michael Lerner

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Synopsis

Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn) are just a couple of clueless, untalented singers. But, when they are mistaken for a pair of safecracking geniuses by a mobster named Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti), they are unwittingly sucked into a life of crime. Though they have no idea what they are doing, Sam and Eddie have no choice but to go along with the Mafia's orders and break into three safes. Things get even more complicated when Sam falls for the daughter of one of their robbery victims.

Director: John Hamburg
Producer: Andrew Hauptman, Ellen Bonfman, Jeffrey Clifford, Jonathan Cohen
Screenwriter: John Hamburg
Distributor: October Films
Production Co: Andell Entertainment, Blue Guitar Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.7K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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