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📊 Film Specifications
Director Andrew Davis
Release Date September 28, 2006
Runtime 139 min (2h 19m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $10,000,000
Box Office $94,973,540
Studios Touchstone Pictures • Beacon Pictures • Contrafilm
The Guardian (2006)
Directed by Andrew Davis
• Written by Ron L. Brinkerhoff
"How do you decide who lives or who dies?"
⭐ 3.6 / 5 (1,763 votes) ⏱️ 139 min 🎬 Action, Drama
Ratings Breakdown:
1,763 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Andrew Davis
Director
Screenplay Ron L. Brinkerhoff
Screenplay
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
Benny Ciaramello
Benny Partida
Shelby Fenner
Cate Lindsey
Peter Gail
Danny Doran