The Safety of Objects
2001, Drama, 2h 1m
74 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
The large cast of characters and scripting are too unwieldy, and the suburban angst theme feels tired. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold (Glenn Close) has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul (Joshua Jackson), and neglects her daughter (Jessica Campbell) and husband (Robert Klein). Lawyer Jim Train (Dermot Mulroney) is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson (Mary Kay Place) wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings (Patricia Clarkson) tries to rebuild hers.
Cast & Crew
Glenn Close
Esther Gold
Esther Gold
Dermot Mulroney
Jim Train
Jim Train
Jessica Campbell
Julie Gold
Julie Gold
Patricia Clarkson
Annette Jennings
Annette Jennings
Joshua Jackson
Paul Gold
Paul Gold
Moira Kelly
Susan Train
Susan Train
Critic Reviews for The Safety of Objects
Audience Reviews for The Safety of Objects
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Jul 08, 2009What an odd movie.. I liked it and I really don't know why.. these neighbors are as screwed up as the next.. they are like one big disfunctioal family living in different house's on one street.. but yet this film is very sad too.. theres just so much going on.. its just something you need to watch for yourself to understand.. I loved it.♥˩ƳИИ & Super Reviewer
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Dec 30, 2008This could have been darker and more indicting, but aside from the tedious opening, it had the creepy feel of any film which reveals the sordid realities that underlie quiet tree lined streets and white pciket fences. Novel though not entirely original plot structure.Pamela D Super Reviewer
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Feb 29, 2008Saw this sometime ago and really enjoyed it, so was glad to see it going really cheap on Amazon. The rewatch was just as good. Great cast including a very young Kristen Stewart. I liked how the stories about the three sets of neighbours all wound together. Though it is a drama, there is some black humor there as well. The Barbie doll in particular made me laugh. Very realistic with that hair - kind of creepy actually!Nicki M Super Reviewer
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Feb 09, 2007So I bought this movie as an impulse buy at hollywood video for $5. it was actually really good. and the way that they did the opening credits was really creative and wonderful. they had four different houses and little people on tracks came out of each house to represent the different members of each of the four families. plus the symbolism about the stoicness of the little plastic people on the repetitive tracks in and out of the houses was good. even though the summary says that they are all having different problems they all stem from one car accident that connects them all together. and each main character is obsessed with an "object," whether it be a car, a job, a doll, or unfortunately, a comatose son. so it was about people finding solace in these objects and then realizing that they have to come to terms with reality and let things go. and there are a lot of other things going on as well.Megan S Super Reviewer
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