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Salt

2010Movie1 h 40 minPG-13

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy.

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Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Gets your pulse racing.
Keeps you on edge.
Draws you into power games.
Keeps you guessing.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
Metascore65
Tomatometer61%
IMDb6.5
User score6.4
Letterboxd · 198 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score59%
Box office
2.7×its budget
Budget
$110 M
Worldwide
$293 M
Worldwide it earned $183 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for action movies, −8 min on the typical 108
typical 108100
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 78 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
+68
Released
2010
July 21, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ActionMysteryThriller
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
RussianKorean
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 8
Phillip Noyce Director
Deirdre Horgan Script Supervisor
Simon Crane Second Unit Director
Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
William M. Connor First Assistant Director
Noreen R. Cheleden Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Kurt Wimmer Writer
Production · 10
Mark Vahradian Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh Executive Producer
Ric Kidney Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Lorenzo di Bonaventura Producer
Sunil Perkash Producer
Avy Kaufman Casting
Camera · 20
Robert Elswit Director of Photography
Chris Haarhoff Additional Photography
Jason Ellson Steadicam Operator
Bruce MacCallum Camera Operator
Lukasz Jogalla Camera Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto Camera Operator
Editing · 6
Stuart Baird Editor
John Gilroy Editor
Michelle Harrison First Assistant Editor
John Scott Cook First Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor
Ron South First Assistant Editor
Aaron Marshall First Assistant Editor
Sound · 28
James Newton Howard Original Music Composer
Paul Hsu Supervising Sound Editor
Philip Stockton Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Shaw Supervising Sound Editor
Dan O'Connell Foley
George Leong Boom Operator
Art · 11
Scott Chambliss Production Design
Becky Herron Art Department Coordinator
Joseph A. Alfieri Jr. Head Carpenter
Erik Knight Art Department Coordinator
Joseph S. Alfieri Construction Coordinator
Peter Gelfman Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 27
John Caglione Jr. Makeup Department Head
Kazu Hiro Prosthetic Designer
Adruitha Lee Hairstylist
Sarah Edwards Costume Designer
David Paulin Ager/Dyer
Angel De Angelis Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 34
Kevin Jackson Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Grasmere Visual Effects Supervisor
Ivan Moran Visual Effects Supervisor
Dadi Einarsson Visual Effects Supervisor
Viktor Müller Visual Effects Supervisor
John Bair Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 8
Ralph Crowley Best Boy Electric
Andy Day Gaffer
Mike Montgomery Rigging Grip
Rashad Clinton Rigging Grip
John Woods Rigging Gaffer
Greg Addison Gaffer
Other crew · 31
Vic Armstrong Stunt Coordinator
Scotty Richards Stunt Coordinator
John Cenatiempo Stunts
Tim Rigby Stunts
Peter Epstein Stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs Stunts

Tropes

Non-Lethal Warfarein 91 titlesA lot of it and all justified, since Salt is trying to prove her innocence and it would be hard to do so after murdering so many people that tried to stop her.Assassination Attemptin 205 titlesThe Mole succeeds in moving the President and his retinue into the subterranean bunker below the White House.All 73 tropes

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