The Sentinel (2006)

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Special Agent Pete Garrison is convinced that a Neo-Nazi Aryan Disciple has managed to infiltrate the White House. When a White House Agent is murdered, Garrison is framed and blackmailed over an affair with the First Lady Sarah Ballentine. He is relieved of his duties, but Garrison won't stop in trying to prove his innocence, and save the life of the President. While attempting to uncover the person behind it all, he comes into confrontation with his protege, Agent Breckinridge. (imdb)

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Directed By: Clark Johnson

Written By: George Nolfi, Gerald Petievich

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Martin Donovan, Michael Douglas, Kim Basinger, David Rasche, Clark Johnson, Eva Longoria, Paul Calderon, Blair Brown, Kristin Lehman, Simon Reynolds, Raoul Bhaneja

Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime

Country: USA

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The Sentinel belongs to 6 collections

1. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)

2. Toronto (collaborative: moderated by psych0naut - 2 stars)

3. Amazon Prime Latam (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)

4. IMDB Ratings (collaborative: moderated by notyou)

5. New & sealed (public: majikat)

6. 2006: Year in Review (public: polanski28)

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Date	User	Rating
Mar 14, 2021	EastonD	5 _6th
The only reason I watched this was for jack bauer and my god did they waste my boy. i only ever like michael douglas as a slicked back hair douchebag type or liberace. not as an old man who cucks the president.
Sep 04, 2019	Bartbaard	20 _3rd
Dont care about any of these characters.
Dec 14, 2016	lena_c	2 _17th
The play between Sutherland and Douglas was alright, but what a lame group of Russians trying to kill the president. All because of a once upon a time KGB agent, who I by the way guessed way too fast was the "bad guy". Okay*
Mar 19, 2016	nauru	75 _85th
Watching this film is almost as good as watching a season finale of 24. Kiefer Sutherland basically plays a toned-down Jack Bauer here, and Michael Douglas is fantastic too. Excellent pacing, editing, and production value. Probably the best use of Toronto in a film since the Silent Partner.
Sep 01, 2015	hakkanarejo	90 _39th
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.
Aug 29, 2015	Duder	40 _3rd
The first third of the movie got me intereted, the second third was a test to see how many film cliches you know and the last 3rd was plain awful. What a bad movie..
Apr 23, 2013	Ag0stoMesmer	1 _20th
Made it almost halfway before realising I didn't care and did something better instead, dull.
Apr 17, 2013	Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter)	40 _31st
This is one dull film that tries to be too complex for its own good, and winds up not making enough sense for it to be followed. Whether the studio trimmed it, a smarter editor was needed, or the screenplay didn't make sense to begin with, I couldn't make heads or tails of some of the details in The Sentinel, or why it would make many of the decisions it makes. It has good actors with nothing interesting to do, and there's no reason for you to watch it.
Mar 23, 2013	mcaustic	43 _22nd
Truly forgettable.
Mar 21, 2013	sopachuco13	70 _35th
These types of suspense movies are usually pretty good, but they all seem to have a pretty standard story. This movie was no different. The good guy gets blackmailed. He must clear his name. In the end all is good. The main plot of the movie was pretty engaging. I enjoyed the twisting story-lines too. But, the whole movie was pretty serviceable. I enjoyed Kiefer Sutherland in this movie. He played the part well, but I suppose he has had a lot of practice with 24. Douglas was lacklust
Aug 12, 2012	methad1	63 _40th
Easy watching thriller - nothing too complicated.
Dec 01, 2010	SlantMag	10 _9th
"Working with DP Gabriel Beristain, Johnson shoots the go-nowhere action with an underlit, smudgy color scheme that feels like a poor photocopy of Alejandro González Iñárritu and Fernando Meirelles's signature cinematographic styles." - Nick Schager
Oct 25, 2010	entrapmen	57 _23rd
i'm sure i've watched this movie but i can barely remember it. how can a movie could not give its viewer a good moment to remember? what's the point of watching movies then?
Aug 06, 2010	spleen	58 _26th
How does one make a thriller with no action? Pay special attention to the bad guy who shoots up a mall then eludes the Secret Service by putting on a baseball cap and a jacket and walking out the side door. Wow.
Jul 29, 2010	Mini-T	80 _20th
I watched it because i'm a fan of Sutherland. Besides that it's an easy to miss film. Very empty. Weak script and Kim Basinger was awfull. Even the love story betweed Douglas and Basinger didn't get a proper finish: 'Hey I love you and all, but i'm retiring. Goodbye. The end.'
May 26, 2010	kgbelliveau	63 _15th
A good concept that is often overused and cliched. Sutherland comes in and does not seem to show any bit of acting we have not already seen from him on 24. Douglas is decent, Basinger has a super small role and there were too many references to how hot the men though Eva Longoria is. Take not script writers never have your male leads drool over the female leads it is shallow and annoying to watch. Also you lose any intelligent credibility your script. Just a tip for anyone writing a script.
Jan 06, 2010	chaotron	50 _17th
The plot holes were big enough to fit whole other movies into them...
Jan 02, 2010	CitizenX	35 _23rd
was like an extra long episode of 24 and for some reason i didnt like kim basinger at all and as usual eva longoria was the worst on the set
Aug 22, 2009	johnshaft	54 _17th
This isn't an especially bad film, but it about as forgettable and mediocre as it gets.
Jul 23, 2009	Piglet	67 _48th
Almost like a movie version of 24, I for one can't stop myself from thinking it's Jack Bauer.
Jul 16, 2009	Honestliar	78 _44th
ehhhh
Jul 11, 2009	Moribunny	25 _12th
Pretty lame though Keifer's character has his moments.
Jan 22, 2009	Jeb	32 _18th
A slick but sudden hangnail of a thriller with a lackingly embarrasing performance from Kiefer Sutherland. Empty and out of place, you're sure to forget this in a quick flash of a second. Still it's a decent attempt and Longoria is pretty.
Dec 30, 2008	TV+Film-Hub	10 _52nd
Nothing special, standard high-crime, run-of-the-mill, film. Not bad not good.
Dec 27, 2008	Vandelay1	32 _24th
not so good
Nov 22, 2008	foxgreen	30 _0th
CRAPIOCA.
Aug 25, 2008	Luna6ix	74 _48th
Less than spectacular plot, with some less than spectacular acting, and not a single character that I could connect with. Ends up being a fairly standard, forgettable movie.
Jul 18, 2008	crazyBobcat	45 _40th
considering it's stellar cast, I expected a lot more than I got.
Jul 14, 2008	LynchMidget	30 _14th
Utterly forgettable. I began whistling in the theater without realizing it because it failed to hold my attention.
Jul 08, 2008	davebirch	0 _2nd
Jack Bauer must stop a presidentual assination bid...24 is alot better than this shite...
Mar 18, 2008	Tripwyre	55 _36th
After watching Harrison Ford embarrass himself in Firewall, I was hesitant to approach a modern actioner starring Michael Douglas. I shouldn't have been. It's a slick flick, and a lot more fun than what I had expected. There's a lot less "Fugitive"-style action than the trailers suggest, and more than a few logic gaffs in the script, but I liked the insider-angle to Secret Service work that the first 20-odd minutes provided. For what it is, it works. It just isn't a whole lot.
Feb 27, 2008	spacefloh	49 _27th
eng
Nov 02, 2007	nandorizzi	60 _46th
Know that movie that has everything to give right, but you feel what is lacking something?
Sep 17, 2007	Dustyd	50 _22nd
nothing special
Sep 03, 2007	KJNRG	10 _2nd
This movie....is really, really bad.
Aug 14, 2007	Atlas423	25 _2nd
Sooo bad!
Aug 14, 2007	jimmynmu	20 _9th
A boring thriller that lacks thrills.
Aug 14, 2007	Spitfire	60 _33rd
Just another average thriller. Can't say it had anything overly special. If you need a little fix, it may be in order, but there are far better things to watch in the end.
Aug 14, 2007	Stardog	67 _23rd
Decent enough movie.
Aug 14, 2007	Docto343	60 _21st
24 the movie, Sutherland as Jack Bauer!
Aug 14, 2007	Vince Leo (Qwipster's Movie Reviews)	65 _47th
You may feel a hangover from the implausibility of it the morning after - but then again, a hangover is usually a sign that you had fun the night before, right? [Full Review]
Apr 30, 2007	Difontaine	62 _36th
Decent thriller action but nothing special. Try In the Line Of Fire first (the Clint Eastwood one).
Apr 26, 2007	MonsterGear	45 _10th
This movie ventures nothing and gains nothing. Might have made a decent episode of some television show.
Mar 28, 2007	th_mertens	24 _4th
I'll especially remember the empty characters
Mar 04, 2007	silencer	72 _40th
Classic thriller, which does not offend anyone.
Feb 22, 2007	TheDiceman	50 _35th
Not bad.
Jan 06, 2007	fefa86	24 _3rd
Take some guys with wishes to win easy money copyng the formula of the serie 24, a cast who think their`re good (specially Michael Douglas...boy, time to retire now!) and you'll have this. The note? Not a coincidence...at all!
Dec 13, 2006	sw0	77 _53rd
Pretty much a 24 movie starring Jack Bauer

Average Percentile 30.61% from 1045 Ratings