Kingsman: The Secret Service

"The Secret Service (film)" redirects here. For other uses, see Secret Service.

Kingsman: The Secret Service
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew Vaughn
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Richmond
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 13 December 2014 (2014-12-13) (Butt-Numb-A-Thon)
  • 29 January 2015 (2015-01-29) (United Kingdom)
  • 13 February 2015 (2015-02-13) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$81–94 million[4][5][6]
Box office$414.4 million[4]

Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn.[2][7] It is the first instalment in the Kingsman film series and is also based on the comic book series of the same name, written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, published by Millarworld and based on a concept by Millar and Vaughn.[1]

The film follows Gary "Eggsy" Unwin's (Taron Egerton) recruitment by Harry Hart (Colin Firth) into Kingsman, a secret spy organisation. Eggsy joins a mission, in brutal and comedic fashion, to tackle a global threat from Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), a wealthy megalomaniac and eco-terrorist wanting to deal with climate change by wiping out most of humanity. Mark Strong and Michael Caine play supporting roles.

Kingsman: The Secret Service premiered at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon festival on 13 December 2014, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2015 and United States on 13 February 2015, by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for its stylised action sequences, direction, acting, antagonist, visual style, musical score and dark humour, although some scenes were criticised for being over-the-top.[8] The film grossed over $414 million worldwide, becoming Vaughn's most commercially successful film to date.[9] In 2015, the film won the Empire Award for Best British Film.

A sequel titled Kingsman: The Golden Circle was released in September 2017, while a prequel titled The King's Man was theatrically released on 22 December 2021.[10][11]

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  2. ^ a b "Kingsman: The Secret Service (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)". Box Office Mojo. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ FilmL.A. (15 June 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Financial Information". The Numbers.
  7. ^ Gettell, Oliver (13 February 2015). "'Kingsman: The Secret Service' shakes up spy genre, reviews say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Kevin P. "Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn reveals the secrets behind the church scene, that sex joke, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Matthew Vaughn Movie Box office". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Fox Sets Release Dates for Two Secret Marvel Movies; Pushes 'Kingsman 2' to October 2017". collider.com. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  11. ^ "The King's Man – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 December 2021.