The Guard

2011
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

97K

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Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson in The Guard (2011)

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

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An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an uptight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an uptight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an uptight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

97K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 17 wins & 29 nominations total

Videos12

Trailer 1:34

The Guard - International Trailer

Trailer 2:18

The Guard - U.S. Trailer

Trailer 2:18

The Guard - U.S. Trailer

Clip 0:45

The Guard: A Sociopath Not A Psychopath (Uk)

Clip 1:09

The Guard: Disney World

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Trivia
The film's director and writer, John Michael McDonagh, is the brother of Martin McDonagh, who had directed Gleeson in the Oscar-winning Six Shooter (2004) and the critically acclaimed In Bruges (2008).

Goofs
When swimming in the sea Gerry has no gloves and cold red hands. On emerging from the sea to greet Wendell he is wearing wet suit gloves.

Quotes
Sergeant Gerry Boyle: There were gay lads in the IRA?
Colum Hennessey: Mmm... one or two.
[Shrugs]
Colum Hennessey: It was the only way we could successfully infiltrate the MI5.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Soundtracks
Rock Star
Written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
Performed by N.E.R.D.

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Featured review

8/10

Brendan Gleeson is brilliant

A shipload of cocaine worth $500Million 'Street Value' is coming into Ireland, and the only people who can stop it is Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) and FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle).

Wendell is a straight laced privileged guy on a mission. Gerry is an irreverent drug-doing whore-doing racist-commenting loudmouth cop. So Wendell takes him as an idiot at first. But it's soon obvious to Wendell that Gerry is the smartest guy in the room and he knows all the local players.

Brendan Gleeson has created one of the funniest raunchiest cop character ever. Where else are you going can dialog like this?

"I'm old enough to be your father."

"Well, you can think about that while you're f**king us, if that turns you on."