Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 British spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. It is the first in the Kingsman film series, based on the comic book series. The plot follows the recruitment of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton) by Harry Hart (Colin Firth) into Kingsman, a secret spy organisation. Eggsy joins a mission to tackle a global threat from Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), a wealthy megalomaniac and eco-terrorist. The supporting cast includes Mark Strong and Michael Caine.

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, by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $414 million. The film won the Empire Award for Best British Film.

A sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, was released in 2017, and a prequel, The King's Man, was released in 2021.

Plot

In 1997, Lee Unwin, a probationary secret agent, sacrifices himself in the Middle East to save his superior Harry Hart. Blaming himself for Lee's death, Harry returns to London and gives Lee's son Gary "Eggsy" Unwin a medal engraved with an emergency assistance number.

Seventeen years later, Eggsy is a rebellious chav, having dropped out of training for the Royal Marines despite his cunning and athletic talent. Arrested for stealing a car that belongs to a friend of his abusive stepfather, Dean, Eggsy calls the emergency number, leading Harry to arrange his release and subdue Dean's gang as well as saving Eggsy from his stepfather's furious wrath back at home.