The Guardian

2006 film by Andrew Davis
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The Guardian

Summary

The Guardian is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Guardian's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Guardian was directed by Andrew Davis[4].
  • Ron L. Brinkerhoff wrote the screenplay for The Guardian[5].
  • The Guardian's composer is recorded as Trevor Rabin[6].
  • The Guardian's genre is action film[7].
  • The Guardian's genre is adventure film[8].
  • The Guardian's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Guardian's genre is coming-of-age film[10].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Kevin Costner[11].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Ashton Kutcher[12].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Melissa Sagemiller[13].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Clancy Brown[14].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Neal McDonough[15].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Brian Geraghty[16].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Sela Ward[17].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Brian Patrick Wade[18].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Dulé Hill[19].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was John Heard[20].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Michael Rady[21].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Omari Hardwick[22].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Alex Daniels[23].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Daniel J. Molthen[24].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Andrew Schanno[25].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Adam Pena[26].
  • A cast member of The Guardian was Joe Arquette[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tripp Vinson[28] and Beau Flynn[29]. The Guardian was directed by Andrew Davis[4]. Ron L. Brinkerhoff wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kevin Costner[11], Ashton Kutcher[12], Melissa Sagemiller[13], Clancy Brown[14], Neal McDonough[15], and Brian Geraghty[16].

Publication

Publication dates include September 29, 2006[30] and October 19, 2006[31]. The original language of The Guardian was English[32]. Genres include action film[7], adventure film[8], drama film[9], and coming-of-age film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Aviation Survival Technician[34], United States Coast Guard[35], and post-traumatic stress disorder[36].

Reception

Reviews include 37%[37], 5.2/10[38], and 53/100[39].

Why It Matters

The Guardian ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 406816
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 40628
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  3. 9w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00318
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-09-29T00:00:00Z, +2006-10-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    Duration → {'amount': '+139'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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