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The Guardian

2006 · 139 min

A sturdy, sincere training drama that swells with saltwater heroics and quiet grief, earnest rather than subtle, and moving if you let it.

Directed by
Andrew Davis
Genres
Action, Drama
Tagline
How do you decide who lives or who dies?
Overview
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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  • Disney Plus
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Directed by
Andrew Davis
Genres
Action, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • found family
Places
  • sea
  • military
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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