8.1 Score

2011 • 1h 36min • R • Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

The Guard

"The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here."

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.

IMDb 7.3

RT 94%

MC 78

Director

John Michael McDonagh

Writer

John Michael McDonagh

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Brendan Gleeson

Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Don Cheadle

FBI agent Wendell Everett

Liam Cunningham

Francis Sheehy

Mark Strong

Clive Cornell

Katarina Čas

Gabriela McBride

David Wilmot

Liam O'Leary

Rory Keenan

Garda Aidan McBride

Laurence Kinlan

Photographer

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David Wilmot Liam O'Leary

Rory Keenan Garda Aidan McBride

Laurence Kinlan Photographer

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Sarah Greene Sinead Mulligan

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