The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Movie, 2015, The 2010s, Set in Rome, 1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is #8 of 18 in release order and #8 of 18 in chronological order in the Guy Ritchie.
The story
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. recap
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) pairs a CIA thief-turned-agent and a KGB enforcer in 1963 to stop a neo-Nazi couple from building a private nuclear bomb. Guy Ritchie directed and co-wrote with Lionel Wigram, his eighth feature, based on the 1960s television series. Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) smuggles Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), daughter of a missing nuclear scientist, out of East Berlin while Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) tries to stop them. Their superiors then order the two rivals to work together. In Rome, Gaby's uncle works for the shipping heiress Victoria Vinciguerra (Elizabeth Debicki) and her husband Alexander, who are holding Gaby's father. Illya poses as Gaby's fiancé, Solo charms Victoria, and both men carry secret orders to take the scientist's research disc for their own side. Gaby appears to betray them, and the trail leads to an island fortress.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ending explained
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ends with the Americans and Soviets left empty-handed. Gaby turns out to be working for British intelligence under Alexander Waverly (Hugh Grant), Alexander dies fleeing with a decoy warhead, and Waverly's missile destroys the real bomb with Victoria aboard. Illya and Solo each confess orders to kill the other for the disc, and they burn it together. Waverly then assigns Solo, Kuryakin and Gaby to a new outfit, codenamed U.N.C.L.E. A sequel has never been made.
Post-credits scenes
No. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has no mid- or post-credits scene; the credits open with dossiers on the main characters.
Where to watch The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is streaming on YouTube in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, before King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
- Chronological order: after Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, before King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Cast
- Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo
- Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin
- Alicia Vikander as Gaby Teller
- Elizabeth Debicki as Victoria Vinciguerra
- Luca Calvani as Alexander
- Sylvester Groth as Uncle Rudi
- Hugh Grant as Waverly
- Jared Harris as Sanders
- Christian Berkel as Udo
- Misha Kuznetsov as Oleg
- Marianna Di Martino as Desk Clerk
- Julian M. Deuster as Assistant
Directed by Guy Ritchie.