Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- stylized
- irreverent
- somber
- action movie night
- spy thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found Ralph Fiennes compelling but considered the prequel tonally confused, overlong, and increasingly tedious despite its action spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film places a secret cabal and covert agents inside the political crises surrounding the first world war.
Orlando Oxford and his allies establish the Kingsman organization as a response to escalating global violence.
The action foregrounds flamboyant set pieces, especially the confrontation involving Grigori Rasputin.
Orlando Oxford's pacifist convictions conflict with his efforts to protect his son and prevent mass bloodshed.
Films like The King's Man, and why
Kingsman: The Secret Service
shared period spy adventure, stylized action, and swashbuckling spectacle
Inglourious Basterds
shared alternate-history espionage, pulpy violence, and irreverent historical revisionism
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
shared prewar European setting, eccentric villains, and flamboyant spy-adventure action
Sherlock Holmes
shared historical action spectacle, secret societies, and comic-book sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Matthew Vaughn
- Release Date
- 2021-12-22
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (5242)
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes
- Gemma Arterton
- Rhys Ifans
- Matthew Goode
- Tom Hollander
- Harris Dickinson
- Daniel Brühl
- Djimon Hounsou
- Charles Dance
- Shaun McKee
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The King's Man about?
- A grieving pacifist aristocrat assembles an unconventional spy network to thwart a conspiracy manipulating Europe toward catastrophic war.
- What is The King's Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The King's Man as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The King's Man violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The King's Man as brutal.
- What did critics think of The King's Man?
- Critics broadly found Ralph Fiennes compelling but considered the prequel tonally confused, overlong, and increasingly tedious despite its action spectacle.
- Which films are like The King's Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Kingsman: The Secret Service, Inglourious Basterds, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Sherlock Holmes.
- How long is The King's Man?
- The King's Man runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch The King's Man?
- In United States, The King's Man streams on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
