The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here.
The Guard
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97th of 226 in British Cinema
- Out-grossed 54% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($20M).
- Returned 3.3× its budget, against an industry median of 1.7×.
- Momentum in the 30th percentile.
- Audience rating 7 from 1,469 votes, the 67th percentile.
- Cost
- $6M
- Took
- $20M
Blockbuster3.3× its cost
Against a British Cinema median of 1.7×, so this one returned 1.9 times what a typical release there does.
The money says blockbuster. What do you say?
The picture
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
- 7 July 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- English
- Industry
- British Cinema
Top billedAll 25 credits
- Brendan GleesonSergeant Gerry Boyle
- Don CheadleFBI agent Wendell Everett
- Liam CunninghamFrancis Sheehy
- Mark StrongClive Cornell
- Katarina ČasGabriela McBride
- David WilmotLiam O'Leary
Made by
- Director
- John Michael McDonagh
- Writer
- John Michael McDonagh
- Original Music Composer
- John Convertino, Joey Burns, Calexico
- Director of Photography
- Larry Smith
- Producer
- Flora Fernandez Marengo, Chris Clark, Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney
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