
Safe
Taste attributes: dramamysteryslowfresh & originalheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"In the 21st century nobody will be… Safe."
Boxlist takeA fresh, layered drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 181 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Carol, a typical upper middle-class housewife, begins to complain of vague symptoms of illness. She "doesn't feel right," has unexplained headaches, congestion, a dry cough, nosebleeds, vomiting, and trouble breathing. Her family doctor treats her concerns dismissively and suggests a psychiatrist. Eventually, an allergist tells her that she has Environmental Illness.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Todd Haynes
Cast
- Julianne Moore
- Peter Friedman
- Xander Berkeley
- James Le Gros
- Susan Norman
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- American Playhouse
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











