If You Loved Kingsman: The Secret Service, Watch These 8 Next

Kingsman made spy movies wear a smirk. These eight keep the smirk, the fights and the bad manners. No bowler hats required, though they'd help.

Number one has zero spies, zero suits, and you'll still yell at me.

1. 8
   Shazam! (2019)7.6

   Shazam is Kingsman for younger viewers, and that's a compliment.

   Same Mark Strong, now the villain. Same nobody-gets-chosen setup, fewer umbrellas. 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.6 movie.guru score for a kid in a cape.
2. 7
   Free Guy (2021)7.8

   Fun, but audiences love it way more than I do.

   Ryan Reynolds runs the Eggsy route, a nobody turned hero, inside a video game. Audiences beat 87% of movies. My Guru's Take is 6.2. Date it, don't marry it.
3. 6
   Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)8.1

   The best crew-and-a-plan movie nobody showed up for.

   Kingsman's gadget joy, swapped for spells. 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, an A minus CinemaScore, and just $205.5 million worldwide on a reported $150 million budget. You owe it a stream.
4. 5
   Thor: Ragnarok (2017)8.7

   Proof a franchise gets better by getting weirder.

   Like Kingsman, it treats a stuffy genre like a prank. 8.7 movie.guru score, an A CinemaScore, $855.3 million worldwide. Cate Blanchett chewing the scenery is worth the ticket.
5. 4
   Deadpool 2 (2018)7.7

   Ruder than Kingsman, messier than Kingsman, and fully aware of it.

   Same self-aware action comedy, directed by David Leitch, who knows a fight scene. $785.9 million worldwide, but my Guru's Take is 6.6 because the jokes outnumber the story.
6. 3
   The Suicide Squad (2021)7.4

   The truest Kingsman cousin here, and somehow it flopped.

   Gleeful chaos, a mean sense of humor, a team of lovable creeps. 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, yet $168.7 million worldwide against a reported $185 million budget. Honestly, that's on you.
7. 2
   Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)9.0

   Best needle drops since Kingsman, and the highest score here.

   Misfits, a killer soundtrack, a cocky lead who learns some manners. 9.0 movie.guru score, Elite band, $773.4 million worldwide. Kingsman polished a street kid. This one polishes a raccoon.
8. 1
   Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)8.7

   The best Kingsman follow-up is a tax audit movie. Fight me.

   It nails what Kingsman does best: fights staged like jokes, with ordinary objects as weapons. 8.7 movie.guru score, my Guru's Take is 8.9, on a reported $14 to 25 million budget.

$463.58 says you start #1 skeptical and finish it texting me one word: fine.

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