Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Guard easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Guard end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Guard violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Guard

Name: The Guard
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2011
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, Katarina Čas

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

Directed by John Michael McDonagh

Produced by Prescience, UK Film Council

201196 min7.0 / 10

A buddy-cop comedy-thriller that balances irreverent humor with genuine camaraderie, as mismatched partners overcome their differences to fight crime in rural Ireland.

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.

Clusters

Buddy Cop Comedies Misfit Teams Save the Day Pirate Friendship Adventures Odd Couple Comedies Crime and Corruption

Genres

Action Comedy Thriller Crime

Keywords

Prostitute Drug Smuggling Blackmail Rural Area Ireland Buddy Cop Cops Irish

Where to watch

StreamSony Pictures Core
AdsYouTube, The Roku Channel
RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is The Guard sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Guard easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does The Guard end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Guard violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Is The Guard scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100