The Keeper

Roland Sallinger is a Los Angeles police officer who survives an attempt on his life by a corrupt partner and is then forced to leave the force for medical reasons. He relocates to San Antonio, Texas, where a wealthy businessman he once worked with as a fellow officer hires him to guard his daughter. When gangsters abduct her, Sallinger sets out to track them down and bring her back safely.

The Keeper is an action thriller directed by Keoni Waxman, the third of the fourteen films he has directed, following Sweepers and preceding A Dangerous Man. Steven Seagal stars as Sallinger and also wrote the screenplay; he produced the film with Phillip B. Goldfine. Liezl Carstens plays Nikita Wells, with Arron Shiver, Johnnie Hector, Steph DuVall and Luce Rains among the credited cast of twenty-four. The production had a budget of 10 million USD and was made by Voltage Pictures and Steamroller Productions.

Released in 2009, the film runs 94 minutes. It holds a rating of 5 out of 10 on IMDb from around 5,200 votes, and the same score on TMDB from 119 votes, indicating a modest reception from both audiences.