KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Type of media Film

Approved Running time 128m 34s

Release date 29/01/2015

BBFCInsight strong bloody violence, strong language

Genre(s) Action, Comedy, Drama

Director(s) Matthew Vaughn

Cast includes Colin Firth, Jack Davenport, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Soufia Boutella, Mark Strong

Summary KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE is a comedy action drama about a group of privately funded secret agents.

Cut This work was passed uncut.

15
ECI information

BBFCinsight publication date 19/01/2015

Note: The following text may contain spoilers

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE is a comedy action drama about a group of privately funded secret agents.

Violence: There are a number of highly stylised choreographed fight scenes that are distanced from more brutal and realistic portrayals of violence. The fighting involves the use of weapons such as guns, knives, axes, explosive devices and prosthetic legs fashioned as razor-sharp blades. The action in these scenes is fast-paced and rapidly-edited, and although the violence is strong and bloody there is no lingering focus on pain and injury. Bloody injury detail is also present in the aftermath of violent incidents but this is again not dwelt upon to any undue extent.
Language: There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'). Other terms include 'wanker, 'shit, 'tits, 'whores' and the discriminatory terms, 'nigger' and 'fag'.

The film also contains strong sex references.

Precuts information

During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission

Note: The following text may contain spoilers

This film was originally seen for advice in an unfinished version. The company was informed the film was likely to be classified 18, but that their requested 15 could be achieved by making some reductions in scenes of violence. When the finished version was submitted for formal classification, reductions had been made and the film was passed 15.

Details

Title: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
Year: 2014
Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
Classified date(s): 19/12/2014
Main language: English
Submitted run time: 128m 34s
Approved footage: 11571+0
BBFC reference: CFF314385
Registration number: CFJ34503

Related work

Trailer

Title	Type	Runtime	Distributor	Date	Certificate
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE	FilmTrailer	2m 21s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	19/05/2014	12A
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Trailer 3]	FilmTrailer	1m 31s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	04/07/2014	12A
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Trailer 5]	FilmTrailer	2m 25s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	30/09/2014	15
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Trailer 12]	FilmTrailer	2m 8s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	28/11/2014	15
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Vue Trailer 12]	FilmTrailer	2m 48s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	02/12/2014	15
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Trailer 11]	FilmTrailer	2m 9s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	08/12/2014	12A
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE [Vue Trailer 11]	FilmTrailer	2m 46s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	08/12/2014	12A
ODEON EXCLUSIVE FEATURE - KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE	FilmTrailer	2m 5s	My Movies.Net Ltd	10/02/2015	12A
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE	VideoTrailer	2m 22s	Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.	20/04/2015	12
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE	FilmTrailer	2m 21s	20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	19/05/2014	12A

Feature

Title	Type	Runtime	Cut	Distributor	Date	Certificate
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE				Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.,20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd	21/04/2015	27
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE	Video	123m 23s		Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.	21/04/2015	15