Kingsman: The Secret Service
Movie, 2014, Eggsy, Set in London
Kingsman: The Secret Service is #1 of 3 in release order and #2 of 3 in chronological order in the Kingsman.
The story
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.
Kingsman: The Secret Service recap
In 1997, a Kingsman trainee dies saving the agent Harry Hart, codenamed Galahad, and Harry gives the man's young son, Eggsy, a medal with a number to call for help. Seventeen years later, Eggsy is a jobless young man living with his mother and her violent boyfriend, Dean. After he is arrested for stealing a car, he calls the number, and Harry gets him out and puts him forward for the open Lancelot position, after the previous Lancelot is killed by Gazelle, the bladed-legged henchwoman of tech billionaire Richmond Valentine. Eggsy trains under Merlin with other candidates, including Roxy. Valentine plans to cull humanity with free SIM cards that broadcast a signal making people violently attack each other. Harry tests it unknowingly at a hate church in Kentucky, where he kills the whole congregation, and Valentine shoots him in the head outside.
Kingsman: The Secret Service ending explained
Eggsy learns the head of Kingsman, Arthur, is working with Valentine and poisons him. With Merlin and Roxy, now Lancelot, he raids Valentine's mountain base. Merlin triggers the implanted chips of Valentine's wealthy allies, making their heads explode, and Eggsy kills Gazelle and then Valentine with one of her blades. Back home, Eggsy, now a Kingsman, offers his mother a new life and confronts Dean in the pub.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
- Chronological order: after The King's Man, before Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
What to watch before Kingsman: The Secret Service
Nothing. Kingsman: The Secret Service is the first of the Kingsman essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- Taron Egerton as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
- Colin Firth as Harry Hart / Galahad
- Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine
- Mark Strong as Merlin
- Sophie Cookson as Roxy
- Sofia Boutella as Gazelle
- Michael Caine as Arthur
- Edward Holcroft as Charlie
- Hanna Alström as Princess Tilde
- Samantha Womack as Michelle Unwin
- Mark Hamill as Professor Arnold
- Jonno Davies as Lee
Directed by Matthew Vaughn.