The Guardian
How do you decide who lives or who dies?
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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Cast
Kevin Costner
Ben Randall
Ashton Kutcher
Jake Fischer
Sela Ward
Helen Randall
Melissa Sagemiller
Emily Thomas
Dulé Hill
Ken Weatherly
Bryce Cass
Manny
Omari Hardwick
Carl Billings
Clancy Brown
Capt. William Hadley
Neal McDonough
Jack Skinner
Shelby Fenner
Cate Lindsey
Damon Lipari
Damon Bennett
Travis Willingham
Travis Finely
Eric Norris
Navy Guy
John Heard
Capt. Frank Larson
Richard T. Henry
Camael
Rusty Tennant
Mover #1
Jay Bingham
Ops Tech
Brian Geraghty
Billy Hodge
Michael Rady
Nick Zingaro
Brian Patrick Wade
Mitch Lyons
Crew
- Director
- Andrew Davis
- Writers
- Ron L. Brinkerhoff
- Cinematography
- Stephen St. John
- Composer
- Trevor Rabin
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RalphRahal
February 2, 2025
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…
CinemaSerf
April 28, 2025
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…