Protector
Seen it?2026 | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.4 out of 10), though it had just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Escape from New York, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
8.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 171K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Adrian Grünberg
- Milla JovovichNikki Halstead
- Matthew ModineColonel Joseph Lavelle
- Isabel MyersChloe Halstead
- D. B. SweeneyCaptain Michaels
- Don HarveySullivan
- Michael Stahl-DavidDetective John Blake
- Lydia HullDetective Alexa Jane
- Chase KimDetective Jin Woo
- Brooklyn SudanoDetective Keyes
- Gabriel SloyerThe Chairman