The Guard

2011 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Comedy Thriller Crime

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an up-tight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring. The Guard is a 2011 English-language Comedy Thriller film featuring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, Ronan Collins and Alan Bates. Irish Film Board in association with Reprisal Films, Element Pictures, Crescendo Productions, Aegis Film Fund, Prescience, RT and UK Film Council. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-marengo, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe. The motion picture is written and directed by John Michael Mcdonagh. Element Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Guard was released on 7th July 2011 in English and Irish languages and takes a screen time of 92 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The Guard was made on a budget of $6 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $19 million. Cinematography was done by Larry Smith and editing by Chris Gill. The music was composed by Calexico.
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cynical entertaining woebegone satisfyingly frivolous
  • Jini Score
    9.7/10
  • Critics Score
    88%
  • Rating
    7.3/10
  • Jini Score
    9.7%
  • Critics Score
    88
  • Rating
    7.3
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Release Date07 JUL 2011
Budget$ 6 MILLION
Language

English, Irish gaelic, Irish

Genre

Comedy , Thriller , Crime

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The Guard Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

76.78%

Positive Review Rating : 88%

88%
    • Keith Phipps

      Though Cheadle is good as a man pushed to his breaking point at every moment, the movie belongs to Gleeson, who keeps his character enigmatic even while engaging in every possible act of slovenly excess and gross negligence. ( Read More )
    • Eric Kohn

      But McDonagh inhabits the genre more than he turns it inside out, concluding with a trite climactic shootout, an overly familiar cliche that no single quip from Gleeson can salvage. ( Read More )
    • Marjorie Baumgarten

      But what a study it is.Gleeson is triumphant in this portrait of a complex man who is concurrently sensitive, boorish, brilliant, singular, and unforgettable. ( Read More )
    • Tom Huddleston

      The result is a hugely entertaining but frustratingly disorganised film, packed with priceless moments which never quite coalesce into a rewarding whole. ( Read More )
    • David N. Butterworth

      Humor my (mad) eye.McDonaghs script is an embarrassment; laughable, yes, but in all the wrong ways. ( Read More )
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Awards
  • berlin international film festival
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    2 NOMINATIONS
  • sundance film festival
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • bafta awards
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • golden globes, usa
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS