The Guard (2011)

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The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here.

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.

Released: 2011-07-07
Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Runtime: 1h 36m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,460 votes

Directed by John Michael McDonagh.

Top cast

Brendan Gleeson as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Don Cheadle as FBI agent Wendell Everett
Liam Cunningham as Francis Sheehy
Mark Strong as Clive Cornell
Katarina Čas as Gabriela McBride
David Wilmot as Liam O'Leary
Rory Keenan as Garda Aidan McBride
Laurence Kinlan as Photographer
Dominique McElligott as Aoife O'Carroll
Sarah Greene as Sinead Mulligan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Guard

United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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