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The Reluctant Guardian
Character Archetype
The Reluctant Guardian
101 films
98 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Denis Leary
Julia Roberts
Owen Wilson
Adam Sandler
Alan Young
Albert Finney
Amy Adams
Ana Luisa Peluffo
Andrea Riseborough
Ann Dowd
Anna Polony
Anne Hathaway
April Stewart
Armie Hammer
Brian Cox
Burt Reynolds
Caroline Falk
Casey Affleck
Chang Chen
Charlie Day
Chris Evans
Chris Renaud
David Morse
David Wilmot
Donnie Yen
Ever Anderson
Frances O'Connor
George Wendt
Gérard Jugnot
Gong Yoo
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Films Featuring This Archetype
Doug
The Doomies
2026
·
8.9
Kobayashi
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
2025
·
8.7
Goblin
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
2016
·
8.6
Josuke Higashikata
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012
·
8.6
Alaric Saltzman
Legacies
2018
·
8.4
Gabriel
The Thin Yellow Line
2015
·
8.4
Kayce Dutton
Yellowstone
2018
·
8.3
Maquia
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018
·
8.1
Captain
WALL·E
2008
·
8.1
Noelle Silva
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
·
8.1
Bruce Banner
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2026
·
8.1
Don Ramón Monchito
El Chavo del Ocho
1973
·
8.1
Grim
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
·
8.1
Luigi
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
·
8.0
Axel Nguyen
All That We Never Were
2026
·
8.0
Lola
Perro callejero
1980
·
7.9
Michael Bluth
Arrested Development
2003
·
7.9
Ape Yao
Nobody
2025
·
7.8
Samuel
Two Is a Family
2016
·
7.7
Caine
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
·
7.7
Stanley Sugerman
Hustle
2022
·
7.7
Scrooge McDuck
DuckTales
1987
·
7.7
Faith MacCaulley
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026
·
7.7
Ove
A Man Called Ove
2015
·
7.6
Tono
The Corgi and the Samurai
2024
·
7.6
Lee Chandler
Manchester by the Sea
2016
·
7.6
Ewa
Decalogue VII
1989
·
7.5
Alm-Uncle
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
1974
·
7.4
Shun
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
1989
·
7.4
Sharon Marsh
South Park (Not Suitable for Children)
2023
·
7.4
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