2 Movies Directed by John Michael McDonagh

The Guard

The Guard

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-07

Languages:

English, Irish

Countries:

Ireland

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (59457 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town Irish cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought straight-laced FBI agent Wendell Everett to his door.

Calvary

Calvary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

Ireland, UK

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (33679 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week's time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. However, that proves impossible as he is confronted with a troubling variety of spiritual challenges from both his estranged daughter and his own parishioners. In those dispiriting struggles, Father James' life begins to fall apart as time runs out towards a confrontation that seems to crystallize his values and what he wants his life to be.

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