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The Guardian

The Guardian

How do you decide who lives or who dies?

7.1 (1,684)2006-09-282h 19m
ActionAdventureDrama

Overview

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$94,973,540
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures, Contrafilm, Firm Films, Eyetronics, A School Productions

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Director
Andrew Davis
Cinematography
Stephen St. John
Composer
Trevor Rabin

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RalphRahal

February 2, 2025

5/10

The Guardian starts off strong with an engaging introduction that pulls you into the world of elite rescue swimmers. The setup is solid, and the first act does a great job establishing the stakes. But once the second act kicks in, the momentum slows down as the focus shifts almost entirely to training sequences. While these moments have some depth and character development, they drag on too long, making the story feel repetitive. The plot itself follows a familiar formula, and while it has emoti…

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CinemaSerf

April 28, 2025

6/10

Kevin Costner is "Randall", a veteran coast guard life saver who is given a training assignment after an attempted rescue doesn't quite go to plan. Reluctantly, he has to lick a bunch of new recruits into shape and, of course, there is one "Jake" (Ashton Kutcher) - a cocky, self-assured school swimming star for him to groom. Snag is - there is simply nothing at all new with the narrative. Were know exactly how their relationship is going to track, and though the ending is a little left field, fo…