The Sentinel

"In 141 years, there's never been a traitor in the Secret Service... until now."

Apr 21 2006 PG-13 1h 48m
Action, Crime, Thriller

Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the President due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed, and now a fugitive with two relentless federal investigators hot on his heels, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.

Plot

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.

Written by

George Nolfi, Gerald Petievich

Directed by

Clark Johnson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Major Studio Partners, Dune Entertainment, Furthur Films, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Sentinel Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
58,115
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA