The Sentinel

2006 Mystery & Suspense

A man who has devoted himself to serving the leader of the free world is accused of plotting against him in this thriller. Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a veteran Secret Service agent who has had a long and distinguished career helping protect the president of the United States. David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland) is a fellow Secret Service agent who learned most of what he knows from Garrison and holds him in great respect. When intelligence data suggests that there is a mole within the Secret Service who is part of a plot to assassinate President Ballentine (David Rasche), Garrison launches an investigation to ferret out the rogue agent, and asks Breckinridge to go over the evidence with a fine-toothed comb. Breckinridge is shocked when the clues point to Garrison as the traitor within the Secret Service, but his sense of duty compels him to see that his former mentor is placed under arrest. Garrison eludes his captors and struggles to prove his innocence while tracking down the real conspirator and eluding the agents who were once his colleagues. As Breckinridge leads the search for Garrison, another ranking agent, Jill Marin (Eva Longoria) plays devil's advocate, convinced that Garrison couldn't possibly be the rat in the house. The Sentinel also co-stars Kim Basinger as the First Lady. more..

Director: Clark Johnson

Starring: Michael Douglas,Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger, David Rasche

Reviews

  • It is encouraging that well-crafted thrillers are still being made about characters who have dialogue, identities, motives and clean shirts.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    27 April 2013

  • A well-constructed and genuinely tense thriller.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    27 April 2013

  • Director Clark Johnson has an energetic style of filmmaking and a facile way with stunts and chase sequences. The result is a fairly stylish action thriller. We've seen plenty of suspense films in which a seemingly good guy is framed, so it helps when a director can pull off a few cinematic tricks to keep audiences on their toes.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • A slick enough thriller about a presidential assassination attempt. It is also a rather mechanical, soulless affair that avoids politics or anything else that might clearly define who these characters are and why we should care.

    Kirk Honeycutt - The Hollywood Reporter

    27 April 2013

  • The Sentinel isn't an entire season of ''24" smushed into a bland two hours of movie? Does Kiefer Sutherland know?

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Director

    Black Reel Awards (2007)

     
  • Best Thriller

    Golden Trailer Awards (2006)