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The Guard

The Guard

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 7, 2011

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime

User Score

70%

Original Title

The Guard

Production Companies

Prescience, UK Film Council, Reprisal Films, Aegis Film Fund, Element Pictures, Crescendo Productions, EDS Pictures

Director

John Michael McDonagh

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$19,560,274

Description

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.