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The Guard

The Guard

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

20117.01h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Produced by Flora Fernández-Marengo, Chris Clark, Andrew Lowe
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $19.6M

Top Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

FBI agent Wendell Everett

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Francis Sheehy

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Clive Cornell

Katarina Čas

Katarina Čas

Gabriela McBride

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Liam O'Leary

Rory Keenan

Rory Keenan

Garda Aidan McBride

Laurence Kinlan

Laurence Kinlan

Photographer

Dominique McElligott

Dominique McElligott

Aoife O'Carroll

Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene

Sinead Mulligan

Themes & Keywords

prostitutedrug smugglingblackmailrural areairelandbuddy copcopsirish

About The Guard

The Guard is a action, comedy, thriller, crime film released in 2011 exploring themes of prostitute, drug smuggling, blackmail, rural area, ireland, buddy cop. Directed by John Michael McDonagh, it stars Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham. 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.

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