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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic rating 8.2

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 10

Among the most purely entertaining films of the year, which cuts its laughter with a dose of Celtic melancholy.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Steve Rose
rated 8

...nicely eccentric crime comedy.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Keith Phipps
rated 7

It’s a buddy-cop movie in which the cops seem like they’d be better off not being buddies...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 8

...en film som man både skrattar högt åt och samtidigt inser är riktigt smart.

Read full review at Moviezine

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The Guard is a 2011 action, comedy, crime, and thriller film that follows the story of Sergeant Gerry Boyle, an unorthodox Irish policeman who is forced to team up with a straight-laced FBI agent named Wendell Everett to take down an international drug trafficking ring. Despite their differences, the two must work together to stop the criminal organization and protect their community. As they delve deeper into the case, they encounter unexpected challenges and must use unconventional methods to achieve their goals. Will Boyle'sold-school attitude and Everett's by-the-book approach be enough to take down the dangerous gang and bring peace back to their small town?

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The Guard was released in theaters on July 29, 2011.