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The Old Guard (2020) | Ranked Top 8% · CriticCrunch

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The Old Guard

Movie2020·125 min

The Old Guard

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

A action fantasy film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 8%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

5K ratings

About The Old Guard

Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Tense
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, isolation loneliness, identity self discovery, action combat, fantasy mythology, international, urban, group found family, assassin hitman, ensemble, survival, conspiracy, cat and mouse, superpowers, queer romance

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Details

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Language: English

Cast

Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Veronica Ngô

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How The Old Guard Ranks

All movies

Top 8%

2020s movies

Top 9%

Action movies

Top 11%

2020s Action movies

Top 14%

★Gina Prince-Bythewood films#2 of 5

Top 14% 2020s Action movies.

Second-best Gina Prince-Bythewood film, behind The Woman King.

the vibe

The Old Guard Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

stylized

tense

What it's about

survivalconspiracycat & mousesacrifice dutyisolation lonelinessidentity self discoveryassassin / hitmanensemblegroup found familyaction combatfantasy mythologysuperpowersqueer romanceinternationalurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled