Kingsman: The Secret Service

Name: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Action
Released: 2015-01-24
Cast: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson

2015 | 129 min | Crime, Comedy, Action

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10), it made about 5 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Deadpool, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood: Light and funny.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 2 hr 9 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: meant for adults.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
75% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
AwardsSolid
2 wins and 18 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Box office & staying powerStrong
$414 million worldwide on a $81 million budget; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 698K people sought it out in the past year