
Safe Haven
2013, Drama/Mystery & thriller, 1h 55m
148 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
Schmaltzy, predictable, and melodramatic, Safe Haven also suffers from a ludicrous plot twist, making for a particularly ignominious Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
Katie Feldman (Julianne Hough) moves to a small town on the North Carolina coast, determined to make a new life for herself. She takes a job as a waitress and keeps a low profile, but she is soon won over by the warmth and caring of the close-knit community, especially that of widower Alex (Josh Duhamel). With the help of Alex and his children, Katie learns to love and trust again -- but when a mysterious stranger arrives and starts asking questions, Katie's dark past threatens to reclaim her.
Cast & Crew
Josh Duhamel
Alex Wheatley
Alex Wheatley
Julianne Hough
Katie Feldman
Katie Feldman
David Lyons
Kevin Tierney
Kevin Tierney
Noah Lomax
Josh
Josh
Mimi Kirkland
Lexi
Lexi
Critic Reviews for Safe Haven
Audience Reviews for Safe Haven
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Oct 05, 2016Save Haven is a normal Nicholas Sparks movie - damaged girl finding love with a good looking widower - even in the face of the corrupt cop ex-husband hunting her. I didn't like the last five minutes of the movie - too much Stephen-King-like.Red L Super Reviewer
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Jun 08, 2016An abused wife flees her sadistic cop-husband and learns to love again with a widower and his kids in what could be a Lifetime movie - complete with big twist ending! - save for the big name actors and director. Julianne Hough shows incredible vibrancy and emotional range out on the dance floor, but in summoning bodily restraint for a film role, she becomes a personality vacuum. Josh Duhamel seems at home enough as the hunky and jovial single dad, and David Lyons really creeps it up as the corrupt and deranged abuser, hot on his wife's trail. The movie is heavy on the folksy charm of a seaside tourist town and only skin-deep with the abuse recovery, but it's still guiltily watchable.Alice S Super Reviewer
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Sep 22, 2014Was enjoying it and then a stupid cheesy ending made me laugh and ruined the experience. The leads are appealing enough and it did get suspenseful but then it got too cute for its own good. Date Movie night became a bust and my wife felt the same way. 09-21-2014Christopher O Super Reviewer
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Jul 26, 2014I had a mixed to negative reaction to the film. It felt like I was watching 2 movies that didn't connect well (the romance and the husband stalking wife). The film needed a major rewrite. The tone was also off. The film reminded me of movies like Sleeping With the Enemy, Enough, An Unfinished Life, and Message in a Bottle. The big confrontation at the end seemed very predictable and not surprising. I thought Julianne Hough was miscast here. In my opinion, she didn't have a good on screen chemistry with Duhamel. Another actress in that role, would have probably done a better job. However, Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, and David Lyons are great in their roles.Sol C Super Reviewer
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