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The Guardian (2006)
- PG-13
- 09/29/2006 (US)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- 2h 19m
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.
Andrew Davis
DirectorRon L. Brinkerhoff
ScreenplayCast
![Kevin Costner's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bykmxJHLfbFM3NT05RZXhx8YTzF.jpg)
Kevin Costner
Ben Randall![Ashton Kutcher's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4QrIyEezQ9sF8YO7tvQ739GjHVy.jpg)
Ashton Kutcher
Jake Fischer![Sela Ward's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pzQuH9vm182Ar2vpUsakKzxPNV7.jpg)
Sela Ward
Helen Randall![Melissa Sagemiller's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/s8JEuWY5wnrm5D0uZCh9ezYztx6.jpg)
Melissa Sagemiller
Emily Thomas![Dulé Hill's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fPJ8lIx6WwBgO2AhnHQSeiZiAUy.jpg)
Dulé Hill
Ken Weatherly![Bryce Cass's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/x3XazffrdFKYbC0lahwgPokXt59.jpg)
Bryce Cass
Manny![Omari Hardwick's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/acUogRPe6eyhiK33EavBk3SWGlB.jpg)
Omari Hardwick
Carl Billings![Clancy Brown's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9RgzFqbmWBLVfq9wvyDo5UW8VT1.jpg)