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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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
Director
Andrew Davis
Screenplay
Ron L. Brinkerhoff
Tagline
"How do you decide who lives or who dies?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$94,973,540
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures, Contrafilm, Firm Films, Eyetronics, A School Productions
RalphRahal
February 2, 2025
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, ...
CinemaSerf
April 28, 2025
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 kno...
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