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- Vantage Point (2008) Directed by Pete Travis. Starring Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox. Action, Crime, Drama (1h 30m) 6.6 on IMDb — 34% on RT. Vantage Point is a highly ambitious movie that's rooted in a pretty simple plot: at a high-profile international event, President Henry Ashton is shot twice by an unseen assassin.
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman. Action, Thriller (1h 59m) 6.5 on IMDb — 50% on RT.
- White House Down (2013) Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Action, Drama, Thriller (2h 11m) 6.3 on IMDb — 51% on RT.
- Unleashed (2005) Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman. Action, Crime, Thriller (1h 43m) 7.0 on IMDb — 66% on RT. Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog) stars Jet Li as Danny, an extraordinary bodyguard.
- 10 Close
- 9 Blackjack
- 8 Olympus Has Fallen
- 7 Safe
- 6 The Hitman’s Bodyguard
- 5 The Bodyguard
- 4 Romeo Must Die
- 3 I Am Afraid
- 2 Man on Fire
- 1 Terminator 2: Judgement Day
When counter-terrorism expert Sam Carlson (Noomi Rapace) is hired to protect a young heiress, she doesn’t realize what she signed up for and what she’s up against. Surrounded by assassins, with little to no real allies, it’s up to Carlson to protect her charge and herself too. Vicky Jewson’s Close can somewhat be attributed to the female version of...
Blackjack is directed by Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo. The Asian auteur is responsible for many hit action movies like Face/Off, Hard Boiled,and Mission Impossible: 2. In Blackjack, the legendary director collaborates with '90s star Dolph Lundgren, who stars as a CIA operative responsible for protecting a woman who has witnessed a political murder....
Olympus Has Fallen walks on the conventional tropes of a disgraced officer trying to reinvent him type film, but makes a mark for itself with good performances and great action sequences. The film’s plot revolves around a disgraced presidential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), who finds himself trapped in the White House during a terrorist atta...
In this high-octane thriller, Jason Statham stars as Luke, a former elite agent who is tasked with protecting a small girl named Mei, who happens to have memorized a numerical code that unlocks a safe with $30 million. The only problem is that Luke and Mei are on everybody’s hitlist, from the Russian Mafia, to the top brass of New York’s police and...
A comical take on the dark and dangerous profession of protection, The Hitman’s Bodyguardsees Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) play the role of a protection agent being tasked with safeguarding one of the most feared hitmen, Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson). What follows is a hilarious comedy that’s far-fetched from reality, but nonetheless entertai...
Blurring the lines between personal and professional, Rachel (Whitney Houston) an actor and singer, hires ex-Secret Service agent Frank (Kevin Costner) to protect her from a creepy stalker, but ends up falling for him. The Bodyguard isn't a classic action film, but rather uses the profession of protection to land its more romantic subtext.
When it comes to legendary Asian action heroes, Jet Li’s name is right up there with the best of the best. When Li signed on to be the leading man in Andrzej Bartkowiak’s Romeo Must Die, it was decided that Li was going to choreograph his own stunts, thereby elevating the film’s action sequences to another level. In terms of plot, the film sees Li ...
Directed by Damiano Damiani, this Italian film revolves around a police officer, Ludovico Graziano who’s been assigned to protect a morally upright judge. As Graziano’s charge gets involved in an investigation into corrupt politicians, his and Graziano’s life becomes increasingly threatened. Damiani does a great job at maintaining an air full of su...
Man on Fire is arguably one of the best films that highlight the relationship between a guard and his/her subject. When jaded ex-CIA officer John Creasy reluctantly takes up the role of safeguarding a businessman’s daughter, they clash at first, but eventually form a deep bond that transcends from professional to personal. When one day his charge i...
An unusual pick on the list is James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In the first part, the Terminator was on a mission to kill John Connor, but the second part sees the deadly cyborg being reprogrammed to go from killing Connor to protecting him. Terminator 2: Judgement Day is supercharged with groundbreaking effects and a string of solid pe...
Nov 25, 1992 · The ads for “The Bodyguard” make it look like a romance, but actually it’s a study of two lifestyles: of a pop music superstar whose fame and fortune depends on millions of fans, and of a professional bodyguard who makes his living by protecting her from those fans.
64% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings. NEW. Best-selling pop diva Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) has a stalker whose obsession has risen to the level of disturbing threats. At the urging of her ...
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Dec 3, 2014 · The basic plot sees Costner as the best bodyguard in the business, with the worst haircut in the business (Harrison Ford’s character in Presumed Innocent breathed out when he saw the first...
Apr 4, 2024 · What makes The Bodyguard a good movie and so fantastic is that it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than what it is: an entertaining romantic thriller with sensational musical numbers. It wasn’t trying to win Best Picture (although it did receive two Oscar nominations for Original Songs at the Academy Awards) or change the face of romance.
Aug 20, 2018 · Thus, there are dozens of bodyguard movies to choose from, but based on entertainment value and realistic portrayals, only ten are truly worth your time: Guarding Tess; In this 1994 bodyguard movie, Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic (played by Nicolas Cage) is assigned to protect former first lady Tess Carlisle (played by Shirley MacLaine).
