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    Kingsman: The Secret Service

    • 20142014
    • RR
    • 2h 9min
    IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    604K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
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    • Cast & crew
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    Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    A super-secret spy organization recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
    Trailer2:09
    20 Videos
    99+ Photos
    ActionAdventureComedy

    A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Jane Goldman(screenplay by)
      • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by)
      • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
    • Stars
      • Colin Firth
      • Taron Egerton
      • Samuel L. Jackson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Jane Goldman(screenplay by)
      • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by)
      • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
    • Stars
      • Colin Firth
      • Taron Egerton
      • Samuel L. Jackson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 977User reviews
    • 466Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 32 nominations

    Videos20

    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:09
    International Trailer
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:34
    Trailer #2
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:27
    Trailer #1
    Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
    Clip 4:07
    Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
    'Glass' Cast Connections: Finding a Lost Thread of 'Split' in 'Unbreakable'
    Clip 5:31
    'Glass' Cast Connections: Finding a Lost Thread of 'Split' in 'Unbreakable'
    Bar Fight
    Clip 2:11
    Bar Fight
    Weapons Cache
    Clip 1:01
    Weapons Cache
    New Breed
    Clip 0:39
    New Breed
    Camelot Review Alt
    Clip 0:32
    Camelot Review Alt
    Bar Fight
    Clip 2:11
    Bar Fight
    Weapons Cache
    Clip 1:01
    Weapons Cache
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    Featurette 2:23
    Kingsman: The Secret Service

    Photos152

    Sofia Boutella in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Michael Caine and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

    Top cast

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    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Harry Hartas Harry Hart…
    Taron Egerton
    Taron Egerton
    • Gary 'Eggsy' Unwinas Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Valentineas Valentine
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Adrian Quinton
    • Terroristas Terrorist
    • (as Adrian Quentin)
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Merlinas Merlin
    Jonno Davies
    Jonno Davies
    • Leeas Lee
    Jack Davenport
    Jack Davenport
    • Lancelotas Lancelot
    Alex Nikolov
    • Little Eggsyas Little Eggsy
    Samantha Womack
    Samantha Womack
    • Michelle Unwinas Michelle Unwin
    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Professor Arnoldas Professor Arnold
    Velibor Topic
    Velibor Topic
    • Big Goonas Big Goon
    Sofia Boutella
    Sofia Boutella
    • Gazelleas Gazelle
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Deanas Dean
    Jordan Long
    Jordan Long
    • Poodleas Poodle
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    • Ryanas Ryan
    Tobi Bakare
    Tobi Bakare
    • Jamalas Jamal
    Morgan Watkins
    Morgan Watkins
    • Rottweileras Rottweiler
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Jane Goldman(screenplay by)
      • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by)
      • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A young man named Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose father died when he was a young boy, is dealing with living with the creep his mother is with now, who mistreats her and him. He goes out and does something to one of the creep's friends. He gets arrested and he calls the number a man gave him around the time his father died, to call if he needs help. A man named Harry Hart (Colin Firth) approaches him and tells him he's the one who helped him. He tells him that he knew his father. When the man Eggsy slighted wants some payback, Harry takes care of him and his companions single-handedly. Harry then tells Eggsy that he's part of a secret organization called "The Kingsman", and his father was also part of it. He died trying to make the world safe. Harry offers Eggsy the opportunity to be a Kingsman, and he takes it. He undergoes a gruelling training course. Harry is looking into the demise of another Kingsman, and the trail leads him to tech billionaire Valentine, a.k.a. "V" (Samuel L. Jackson), who is also curious about the group following him, the Kingsman. —rcs0411@yahoo.com
    spytrainingfemale rear nudityclass differencesdeath of father397 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Manners maketh man.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sequences of strong violence, language and some sexual content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the movie and trailer, when the new Kingsman recruits have their first night's sleep interrupted by a deluge of water pouring into the dorm, on-set, the scene went horrifically wrong. As writer, producer, and director Matthew Vaughn recalls "I shouted 'action!', the computer got it wrong and vrrrrssshh, everyone was twenty feet down underwater. Cameras, sound guys. Guys were in waders full of water, panic, everyone diving in, and pulling people out." The set, painstakingly planned and rehearsed using height markers and computer-programmed water tanks, washed away in a nearly Biblical flood when said computers went rogue. "Those actors weren't acting, they were absolutely terrified", shudders Vaughn. "It was awful for the first day of filming."
    • Goofs
      The number on the rear of the medal obviously represents the date that Eggsy's dad died - 19th December 1997. As Kingsman is a British organisation, it would be written 19.12.97, not 12.19.97.
    • Quotes

      Harry Hart: [to bigoted church lady] I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying congress out of wedlock with my black Jewish boyfriend who works at a military abortion clinic. So, hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon, madam.

    • Crazy credits
      There is an extra scene just after the end credits begin.
    • Alternate versions
      The Vietnamese, Argentine and Indonesian cinema versions cut out the notorious church scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Take That: Get Ready for It (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Money For Nothing
      Written by Mark Knopfler / Sting

      Published by Straitjacket Songs Ltd / Universal Music Publishing Ltd & EMI Music Publishing Ltd. © 1985

      Performed by Dire Straits

      Courtesy of Virgin EMI Records Ltd

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd & Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV licensing

    User reviews977

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Surprisingly brilliant
    Having really enjoyed/loved 'X Men: First Class' and 'Kick Ass' and being someone who likes a lot of the actors, 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' did seem really intriguing.

    There was the intrepidation of whether it would balance the violence and humour well, whether the violence would feel too much or whether the humour would leave a bad taste in the mouth. Finally watching it, 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' was surprisingly brilliant. It sends up the spy genre (primarily James Bond), very like 'Kick Ass did with comic books, and does so brilliantly.

    'Kingsman: The Secret Service' is stylishly and audaciously made, with slick visual effects, very imaginative camera work and editing in the action scenes that gives the film an almost operatic grandeur (like in the fight scene in the church), very cool gadgets, richly coloured lighting and audacious production design. The soundtrack is very groovy and catchy, but is careful not to be overbearing, it is far from one-note too and fits with everything going on very well.

    Vaughn does a fine job directing here. Not just achieving the right balance of humour and violence (injecting much needed fun into a genre that has become increasingly serious over the years) and keeping the story absorbing and the characters interesting, but standing out in particular were how he properly allows the audience to properly take in what is happening in the action, without jumping around incoherently or being static, and the huge amount of work that he even puts into the little things like with the opening credits.

    The film's script is deliciously irreverent, sometimes raunchy, unrelentingly vulgar and very witty, with a plethora of laugh-out-loud funny to hilarious moments. While the action is grim and unflinching (some of it is not for the faintest of hearts) but nail-biting and surprisingly dynamic, the fight scene in the church especially standing out. The story is very clever and absorbing, with incredibly energetic pacing without being too hectic or rushed. The film does deal with the twist well, it could easily have been out-of-place, clichéd or overly silly but it's actually a lot of fun with a touch of humanity injected.

    'Kingsman: The Secret Service' contains some very memorable characters, including a hench-woman with legs that can kill. It's very well acted too, three of the standouts being Colin Firth, cast against type but doing a phenomenal job (also doing incredibly well in the action), Taron Egerton as an immensely likable main lead and Samuel L. Jackson (though his performance has divided reviewers it seems and understandably), who is clearly having the time of his life as lisping megalomaniac villain Valentine. That is not to dispute Michael Caine, who is more than dependable as a somewhat ambiguous sort of character, and Mark Strong who has a knack of making even weak material interesting, or Sophie Cookson, very fetching though in a slightly underwritten role, and Sofia Boutella who nobody wants to mess with.

    If there is something that lets 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' down it is the ending with the anal sex. This was the one part of the film that to me came over as really unnecessary and tasteless, also seeming very out of place compared to the rest of the material and it is introduced randomly. The infamous Princess line is pretty offensively perverse as well.

    All in all, though, a surprisingly brilliant send up that does nearly everything right. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Jun 11, 2016

    FAQ5

    • Is it really true about unlimited air supply, while they are doing loo-snorkels? How does it work?
    • How did Eggsy learn to fight like a Kingsman?
    • Is there a scene during the credits of this film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • The Secret Service
    • Filming locations
      • Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Rowley Way, Camden, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Marv Films
      • Cloudy Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $81,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,261,724
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,206,331
      • Feb 15, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $414,351,546
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 9min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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