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The Sentinel

Play trailer Poster for The Sentinel PG-13 Released Apr 21, 2006 1h 48m Mystery & Thriller Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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Secret Service agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) investigates a colleague's murder and subsequently becomes a suspect due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed and now a fugitive, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.
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The Sentinel starts off well enough but quickly wears thin with too many plot holes and conventional action sequences.

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Brian Tallerico UGO The fast-food of the genre - it "gets the job done" and fills you up, but the hunger for more will undoubtedly return sooner rather than later. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Stella Papamichael BBC.com The story is as compelling as watching the ink dry on a superfluous UN treaty. Rated: 2/5 Sep 5, 2006 Full Review Nick De Semlyen Empire Magazine More Shadow Conspiracy than In The Line Of Fire, this suffers from serious quality control issues. If you're looking for superior suspense, buy a 24 box set instead. Rated: 2/5 Sep 1, 2006 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) An enjoyably frenzied pulp thriller, not unlike the scripts for an entire season of TV's 24 being fed through a shredder over at The West Wing. Rated: 3/5 Aug 11, 2020 Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof A bad movie to the core thanks to a disastrous script. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 12, 2020 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Michael Douglas goes through the motions of playing an action man in this plodding and pedestrian political suspense thriller. Rated: C Apr 20, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B Quite good. Good directing, whole cast very convincing in character. Story line is ho-hum, typical Hollywood, but hey, everything is melodramatic on screen hey? Cinematography is okay but overall not very memorable movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Lanfranco C An action movie, that does not add anything Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Jackson S I’ve never watched a shittier movie in my life, no climax not scary one bit overall worst movie I’ve watched. How did they even get a budget for this film Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Carlos T Filme: Sentinela Assistido: 29-01-25 Elenco: @michaelkirkdouglas @kiefersutherland @evalongoria @kim.basinger Martin Donovan, David Rasche Modelo: #terrorismo #investigação #conspiração Duração: 1h 48m Ano: 2006 Minha opinião: Temos vários filmes que tramam a morte dos presidente dos EUA; SALT, Crime na Casa Branca, O Inimigo de Estado, O Ataque,.... E este filme temos Pete (Douglas) tem que provar sua inocência que não esta tramando a morte do presidente (Rasche), mas para complicar o caso Pete esta tendo um caso com a mulher do presidente Sarah (Basinger) e este segredo que agora não é mais segredo, acaba fazendo com que se complicasse e sendo suspeito, pois teria que esconder isso. E enquanto ele foge e tenta provar sua inocência, esta sendo perseguido por David (Kiefer) e Jill (Eva). E nessa corrida de caça ao rato, e cada passo que dá o serviço secreto esta lá. Até descobrir que o verdadeiro traidor é William (Donovan) que também é do serviço secreto. E que tem um líder o leste europeu que esta por de traz de tudo. Um filme que não para do inicio ao fim. É claro que tem umas facilidades, como deixar que Pete fuja por duas ocasiões. Mas um filme que vc tem Douglas, Kim e Kiefer, é legal de assistir. Roteiro e enredo um pouco confuso, mas ver atuação de atores e pura nostalgia. Vale apena assistir? Sim Nota: 7 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review David D A self-aware thriller where motivation is fickle, ironclad security underpinned by the armed thousands all has gaping holes if you nudge even gently and characters who don’t so much move through a development arc as orbit one…without deviation. It’s of its time and worth and an hour and a half of your time if the other options don’t inspire. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review Chris C Lame plot, poorly done. Great actors and ok direction. By very badly written. Criminals just run out back door to never be caught often. Secret Service knows the bad guy but stars has to personally go there to stop them. Just a call would do it. Ending with 15 people surrounding the President and a bad guy walks up and grabs the First Lady was a perfect stupid ending for the rest of the stupid things. Little bad stuff is even obvious such as the good cop's gun uncocked as he goes to battle. Of course guns are easily knocked out of good guys hands and bad guys are walking malls shooting 15 people but walk away. Walking out a side door. Wasted 2 hours watching. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Secret Service agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) investigates a colleague's murder and subsequently becomes a suspect due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed and now a fugitive, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.
Director
Clark Johnson
Producer
Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter
George Nolfi
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, Further Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Intense Action Violence|A Scene of Sensuality)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 21, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.3M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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