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The Guard( 2011)

TV-MAActionComedyThrillerCrime
70%
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The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brendan Gleeson

      Sergeant Gerry Boyle

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      Don Cheadle

      FBI agent Wendell Everett

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      Liam Cunningham

      Francis Sheehy

    4. cast image

      Mark Strong

      Clive Cornell

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      Katarina Čas

      Gabriela McBride

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      David Wilmot

      Liam O'Leary

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      Rory Keenan

      Garda Aidan McBride

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      Laurence Kinlan

      Photographer

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      Dominique McElligott

      Aoife O'Carroll

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      Sarah Greene

      Sinead Mulligan

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      Fionnula Flanagan

      Eileen Boyle

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      Gary Lydon

      Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton

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      Mícheál Óg Lane

      Eugene Moloney

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      Mark O'Halloran

      Garda No. 1

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      David Pearse

      Bartley

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      Owen Sharpe

      Billy Devaney

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      Wale Ojo

      Doctor Oleyuwo

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      Darren Healy

      Jimmy Moody

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      Conor Moloney

      Detective

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      Laura Hitchings

      Female Garda

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      Pat Shortt

      Colum Hennessey

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Reno

    5
    Written by Reno on Wed Nov 23 2016
    **An ordinary cop, enjoying his single life, gets into a real cop business!** I won't say it is an overrated film, but it simply did not work for me. The same director who had made 'Calvary' directed this one as well with Brendon Gleeson in the lead, but that was an earlier project to this one. I loved that film, not this one, though I consider it an average, because I did not find it bad. The theme was very familiar, and too much wasted scenes with the slow narration spoiled my mood. There's no clear perspective of the storytelling, just it concentrated on a small town cop and his single li...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    19560274.00

    Keywords

    • prostitute
    • drug smuggling
    • blackmail
    • rural area
    • buddy cop