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Safe Men

1998 · 88 min

A laid-back, quirky crime comedy that ambles along with deadpan humor and low-stakes mishaps, feeling like a hangout with lovable losers.

Directed by
John Hamburg
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
Welcome to the world of disorganised crime.
Overview
Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.

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Directed by
John Hamburg
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
John Hamburg
Written by
John Hamburg
Starring
Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Pais, Paul Giamatti, Michael Schmidt, Christina Kirk, Raymond Serra
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Michael Barrett
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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