Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service

2015Movie129 minEnglish

The story of a super-secret spy organization that 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.

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IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic64/100
Google Users81%
Director: Matthew VaughnGenres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Spy

Plot Summary

Eggsy, a charismatic but wayward teenager, is recruited into a top-secret independent intelligence agency known as Kingsman. Mentored by the suave agent Harry Hart, Eggsy must navigate rigorous training and a dangerous world of espionage to stop a sinister global threat orchestrated by the tech mogul Richmond Valentine.

Critical Reception

Kingsman: The Secret Service was a critical and commercial success, praised for its stylish direction, energetic action sequences, and blend of humor and violence. Critics often highlighted its inventive set pieces and charismatic performances, though some found its over-the-top nature and thematic elements to be divisive.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its inventive and stylish action sequences.
  • Appreciated for its blend of humor, violence, and spy-fi elements.
  • Taron Egerton's breakout performance and Colin Firth's debonair charm were frequently cited.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film's fast-paced action, unique visual style, and humorous take on the spy genre. Many found the film to be entertaining and a refreshing departure from typical action movies.

Fun Fact

The film's iconic 'church scene' took approximately 10 days to shoot, involving intricate choreography and special effects to create the illusion of a single, continuous take.

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Ne...

**Another entertaining film about spies.** The British can be proud of their secret services... at least, they are the ones that turn out to be the most appealing for cinema. Not even the CIA has that much attention from the seventh art....
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Despite the fairly experienced cast here, this rather enjoyable rip-off of all things "Bond" and "U.N.C.L.E" really belongs to the ballsy and engaging effort from Taron Egerton. He is the young "Eggsy" who lives with his mum (Samantha Womac...
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Kingsman reinvents James Bond for a younger generation with enthusiastic, heart-pounding, savage energy.** Kingsman: The Secret Service bursts onto the big screen with an explosion celebration of all things spy. Matthew Vaughn clearly ...
Per Gunnar Jonsson

Per Gunnar Jonss...

If you like old-fashioned James Bond style movies you probably like this one. It is a bit more outrageous and has a few more overly silly moments than the old Bond movies but on the whole this is a very fun and enjoyable secret agent movie....
mattwilde123

mattwilde123

'Kingsman: The Secret Service' is a comedy film that satirises spy movies such as the James Bond franchise. Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin (played by Taron Egerton) is a normal working class 18 year old from London who gets recruited into a super secre...
Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

The kinetic super-spy caper ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ will serve as a boisterous blueprint for those teen fanboys out there that will fancy an elaborate overload of James Bond-esque high-powered hedonism. It certainly does not hurt tha...
Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

A nice surprise. I was not expecting anything from this movie but it turned to be a really funny one, borrowing from all the other spy's movies around. Collin Firth is a great choose and you can say the same for most of the cast, rema...
Hugh

Hugh

One of the most interesting movies to watch. Humor, action and adventure well plotted into this great movie. The action is just great.