---
title: 'Savages (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Oliver Stone'
released: '2012-06-25'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/savages-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615065/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Savages (2012)

2012 · 131 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Savages is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Oliver Stone. Its screenplay, written by Stone, Don Winslow and Shane Salerno, is based on Winslow's 2010 novel. It stars Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio del Toro, Demián Bichir, Salma Hayek, and John Travolta. The film follows two cannabis growers, Chon, an ex-Navy SEAL, and Ben, who are best friends, as they confront the Mexican drug cartel that kidnapped their girlfriend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Oliver Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stone)
- **Screenplay:** [Oliver Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stone), [Don Winslow](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-winslow), [Shane Salerno](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-salerno)
- **Producer:** [Moritz Borman](https://cinepixo.com/people/moritz-borman), [Alex Márquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-marquez), [Eric Kopeloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-kopeloff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel Mindel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mindel)
- **Editor:** [Joe Hutshing](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hutshing), [Stuart Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-levy)

## Cast

- [Jake McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-mclaughlin)
- [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-taylor-johnson)
- [Benicio del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/benicio-del-toro)
- [Diego Cataño](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-catano)
- [Alexander Wraith](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-wraith)
- [Demián Bichir](https://cinepixo.com/people/demian-bichir)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Stephen Dunham](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-dunham)
- [Salma Hayek](https://cinepixo.com/people/salma-hayek)
- [Sandra Echeverría](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-echeverria)
- [Schae Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/schae-harrison)
- [Sean Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-stone)
- [Shea Whigham](https://cinepixo.com/people/shea-whigham)
- [Mía Maestro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-maestro)
- [Blake Lively](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-lively)

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Official site: http://www.savagesfilm.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/savages-2012
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