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The Protector: At a glance

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Facts

2005 · Action, Crime · Thai4.5× its budget · Audiences +18 over critics

Critics vs audiences

Audiences like it more than critics (+18)

Critics 53Audiences 71GoodWatch 62

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer53%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore52

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score76%

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.0

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.5/5

  • Metacritic

    User score6.6

Box office

4.5×its budget

Budget
$6 M
Worldwide
$27 M

Worldwide it earned $21 M more than it cost.

Running time

1 h 45 min

A typical length for action movies

Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.

Reach

Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 5 more

Released

2005

August 11, 2005

21 years ago

Genres

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Language

Thai

Original language

Also spoken

EnglishChineseVietnamese

Made in

  • Thailand
  • Australia

Content

R · Violence, strong languageTeens and up

Rated

  • RUnited States

What's in it

  • ViolenceIntense
  • Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
  • Frightening scenesLittle or none
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesMild
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

StarringTony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai

103 people

Made by

Directed by Prachya Pinkaew, written with Kongdej Jaturanrasmee, Piyaros ThongdeeNattawut Kittikhun (camera), Jadet Chawang (music), Marut Seelacharoen (editing)·23 people in 7 departments

Directing · 1

Writing · 4

Production · 5

Camera · 1

Editing · 2

Sound · 4

Other crew · 6