The Sentinel (2006)

Directed by

Clark Johnson

Genre

drama film, action film, crime thriller film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 912 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A veteran Secret Service agent is wrongly accused of plotting to kill the president. He must go on the run to clear his name and find the real traitor inside the agency.

tensesuspensefulparanoidfast-pacedproceduralconspiratorialgritty

What happens

The Sentinel is a 2006 American political action thriller film directed by Clark Johnson about a veteran United States Secret Service special agent who is suspected of treason after an attempted assassination of the president reveals that someone within the Service is supplying information to the assassins. The film stars Michael Douglas as the veteran agent, Kiefer Sutherland as his protégé, Eva Longoria as a rookie Secret Service agent, and Kim Basinger in the role of the First Lady. It is based on the 2003 novel of the same name by former Secret Service Agent Gerald Petievich. It was filmed in Washington, D.C., and in the Canadian cities of Toronto and Kleinburg, Ontario. The Sentinel was released by 20th Century Fox on April 21, 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $78.8 million against a $60 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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