4.6 Score

2013 • 1h 55min • PG-13 • Thriller, Romance

Safe Haven

"You know it when you find it"

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

IMDb 6.7

RT 14%

MC 34

Director

Lasse Hallström

Writers

Nicholas Sparks

Dana Stevens

Gage Lansky

Composer

Deborah Lurie

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Julianne Hough

Katie Feldman

Josh Duhamel

Alex Wheatley

Cobie Smulders

David Lyons

Kevin Tierney

Mimi Kirkland

Lexie

Noah Lomax

Josh

Irene Ziegler

Mrs. Feldman

Robin Mullins

Maddie

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