# Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

> A troubled young man is recruited into an elite British spy service and trained to confront a flamboyant tech billionaire threatening the world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/120789

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Crime, Comedy, Action
- Director: Matthew Vaughn
- Cast: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Michael Caine, Edward Holcroft
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802144/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: irreverent, witty, kinetic, action movie night, comic book marathon

## Synopsis

A young man discovers his hidden potential in a world of espionage and danger.

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