Common Wealth vs The Guard

Common Wealth and The Guard are tied on audience score (6.9/10). The Guard is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 49m. Common Wealth is the older of the two (2000 against 2011). Both are comedy, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Common Wealth posterCommon Wealth2000 VS The Guard posterThe Guard2011
Common WealthThe Guard
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.0/10
Year20002011
Length1h 49m1h 36m
GenresComedy, Crime, ThrillerAction, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaJohn Michael McDonagh
Main castCarmen Maura, Eduardo Antuña, María Asquerino, Jesús Bonilla, Marta Fernández MuroDon Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Sarah Greene, Mark Strong, David Wilmot

Synopsis

Common Wealth

Julia, a real estate agent, finds an enormous amount of money hidden in a dead man's apartment, a stroke of luck that will force her to face the wrath of the very peculiar inhabitants of the community, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the money.

The Guard

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.

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