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The Bodyguard

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38% Tomatometer 50 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Best-selling pop diva Rachel Marron has a stalker whose obsession has risen to the level of disturbing threats. At the urging of her manager, Rachel hires former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer as her bodyguard. Initially resented and treated with disdain for his hard-nosed security procedures, Farmer soon becomes an integral part of Rachel's inner circle. As they spend more time together, client and protector become closer still.
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The Bodyguard is a cheesy, melodramatic potboiler with occasional moments of electricity from Whitney Houston.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Nov 3, 2022
4/5
An innocent popcorn pleasure, all the way up to that over-the-top scene on Oscar night. Go to Full Review Peter Rainer Los Angeles Times Sep 9, 2020
Just about everything that can go wrong with this film does, and yet it's compulsively watchable. (So is a train wreck.) Go to Full Review Anne Cohen Refinery29 Aug 21, 2020
Houston's face, as she loses herself in the melody out there on a quiet porch in the woods, is a reminder of all she gave to this role, and this movie - and why it's always worth rewatching. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Nov 11, 2022
3.5/5
Houston is a revelation as the strong-willed, free-spirited, but lonely diva and single mother-of-one more concerned for her eight-year-old son's safety than her own. Go to Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Mar 24, 2022
3/5
Incredible soundtrack and a solid performance by Whitney Houston that helps you get through the dreary world this film takes place in. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com May 21, 2021
3/5
...doesn't do well with plot, but the atmosphere is good, with Houston and Costner undeniably having the super-glam looks for this... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Um U @UmUmbridge Sep 10, 2026 This was a fantastic movie, great acting, character development and an and interesting plot. Even some of the side characters grow and develop. Why did everyone pan this so much? I feel like some of it had to be fear of an interracial romance because nothing stood out so dramatically that it deserved this kind of hate. Honestly watch it as well as the interviews around how it got made. Glad I saw it. See more Kenny E @RT37803380 Aug 14, 2026 Absolute classic can’t understand why it doesn’t have a higher score. See more Carlos T @RT67858720 Aug 4, 2026 **⭐ Nota: 8/10** 🎼 **Um romance elegante, emocionante e inesquecível, impulsionado pela química entre Kevin Costner e Whitney Houston e por uma das trilhas sonoras mais icônicas da história do cinema.** See more Joanne D @RT27437272 Aug 2, 2026 Amazing film. The critics are very strange not giving this a high score but then they gave raising arizona a score in the 90s and that was the worst film ever 😂😂never go by the critics reviews lol 😆 they must be very dull See more Renaldo W @RT57905958 Jul 28, 2026 Amazing! A classic at this point! Can't believe the rating isn't higher See more PTSports F @RT66220355 Jul 24, 2026 Even though I was in my prime in the 90's during this film, & even tho I saw Whitney in concert in 1987!, I never saw this movie until just now, July of 2026! So I had plenty of reviews & ratings to go by & the one I trust the most is the people's PopcornMeter. I give it about a B, B-. So that means better than average, but certainly not "great". My ultimate takeaway is "I miss Whitney" and I'm just sad she died so young, age 48. Her (and that scumbag Bobby Browns) daughter died at age 22. Anyway, she acted pretty good and she was a lot cuter than I remembered. Lucky Costner. And Costner, 35 years later, still going strong & on top of the world. Amazing how the guy superstars (hello Tom Cruise) can last for thru 5 decades. Top Gun in the 80's. And the ladies get maybe 2. This movie was "decent" & brings back memories. See more Read all reviews
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Mick Jackson

Director

Kevin Costner

Frank Farmer

Whitney Houston

Rachel Marron

Gary Kemp

Sy Spector

Bill Cobbs

Devaney

Ralph Waite

Herb Farmer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Best-selling pop diva Rachel Marron has a stalker whose obsession has risen to the level of disturbing threats. At the urging of her manager, Rachel hires former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer as her bodyguard. Initially resented and treated with disdain for his hard-nosed security procedures, Farmer soon becomes an integral part of Rachel's inner circle. As they spend more time together, client and protector become closer still.
Director
Mick Jackson
Producer
Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson
Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros., Tig Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 25, 1992, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2022
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.0K
Runtime
2h 10m
Sound Mix
Surround
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