The Guard (2011) movie poster

The Guard (2011)

"The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here."
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👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 86%
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Director
John Michael McDonagh
Runtime
1h 36m
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (1,364 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
78

Cast

Brendan Gleeson as Sergeant Gerry Boyle · 73% avg
Don Cheadle as FBI agent Wendell Everett · 73% avg
Liam Cunningham as Francis Sheehy · 72% avg
Mark Strong as Clive Cornell · 70% avg
Katarina Čas as Gabriela McBride
David Wilmot as Liam O'Leary · 66% avg
Rory Keenan as Garda Aidan McBride
Laurence Kinlan as Photographer

Is The Guard good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#694 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#72 / 241 · 2011

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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