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199496 minComedy, Drama

Guarding Tess

Is Guarding Tess a Hit or Flop?

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Is Guarding Tess worth watching? With a rating of 5.985/10, this Comedy, Drama film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Guarding Tess Synopsis

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.

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Top Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaineTess Carlisle
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas CageDoug Chesnic
Austin Pendleton
Austin PendletonEarl
Edward Albert
Edward AlbertBarry Carlisle
James Rebhorn
James RebhornHoward Shaeffer
Richard Griffiths
Richard GriffithsFrederick
John Roselius
John RoseliusTom Bahlor
David Graf
David GrafLee Danielson
Don Yesso
Don YessoRalph Buoncristiani
James Lally
James LallyJoe Spector

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Is Guarding Tess worth watching?

Guarding Tess has received mixed reviews with a 5.985/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Comedy, Drama movies.

Is Guarding Tess hit or flop?

Guarding Tess has received average ratings (5.985/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Guarding Tess?

Guarding Tess is a Comedy, Drama movie that Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close p...

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Critic Reviews

CinemaSerfAug 26, 2023
★ 6

Shirley MacLaine ("Tess") is on good form in this rather daft tale of a pretty cantankerous former First Lady who has a running battle with her Secret Service agent Nicolas Cage ("Doug") as he tries to keep her within his security protocols - an exasperating task that is mostly an uphill struggle. A series of fun face-offs ensue as she and her team - chef Richard Griffiths and chauffeur Austin Pendleton run the poor old Cage ragged before, unexpectedly, she goes and gets herself into a bit of bother that mobilises just about the entire nation. "Tess" has got some good one-liners and there is a fair amount of chemistry between the pair as their love/hate relationship begins to pan out in this quite watchable comedy drama.