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The Guardian

How do you decide who lives or who dies?

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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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$95M
Language
English
  • rescue
  • ocean
  • coast guard
  • disaster
  • death

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Behind the camera

Director

Andrew Davis

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1329 Sept 2006
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A13 Oct 2006
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray23 Mar 2007
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM30 Nov 2006
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical29 Sept 2006
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical5 Oct 2006
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1620 Dec 2006
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1217 Nov 2006
  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical13 Jan 2007
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1513 Oct 2006
  • EgyptEG

    • Theatrical13 Dec 2006
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical20 Oct 2006

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The Guardian was released on 28 September 2006.

Audience reviews

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    RalphRahal

    2/2/2025

    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 fee…

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    CinemaSerf

    4/28/2025

    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 …

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