The Guard vs The Liability

The Guard has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.6/10 for The Liability). The Liability is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 36m. The Guard is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are comedy, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Guard posterThe Guard2011 VS The Liability posterThe Liability2012
The GuardThe Liability
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 5.6/10
Year20112012
Length1h 36m1h 26m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerComedy, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJohn Michael McDonaghCraig Viveiros
Main castDon Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Sarah Greene, Mark Strong, David WilmotPeter Mullan, Tomi May, Jack O'Connell, Tim Roth, Kierston Wareing

Synopsis

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.

The Liability

When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.

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