The Guard (2011)

Directed by

John Michael McDonagh

Genre

drama film, comedy film, action film

Country

United Kingdom, Ireland

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,415 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unorthodox Irish police officer reluctantly teams up with a straight-laced FBI agent to take down a drug smuggling ring. The mismatched pair navigate their cultural differences while pursuing the criminals.

dryly comicquirkydeadpanlow-keyplayfulbleakly amusingunhurried

What happens

The Guard is a 2011 buddy cop comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success. Both Gleeson and Cheadle received acclaim for their performances, with Gleeson receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination. McDonagh was in turn nominated for a BAFTA Award for his writing achievement. It is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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