Kick-Ass

2010, Action/Comedy, 1h 57m

268 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Not for the faint of heart, Kick-Ass takes the comic adaptation genre to new levels of visual style, bloody violence, and gleeful profanity. Read critic reviews

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Using his love for comics as inspiration, teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to reinvent himself as a superhero -- despite a complete lack of special powers. Dave dons a costume, dubs himself "Kick-Ass," and gets to work fighting crime. He joins forces with the father/daughter vigilante team of Big Daddy and Hit Girl, then befriends another fledgling crime-fighter called Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), but a scheming mobster soon puts their alliance to the test.

Rating:

R (Pervasive Language|Nudity|Strong Brutal Violence|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use|Some Involving Children)
Genre:

Action, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Matthew Vaughn
Producer:

Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Tarquin Pack, Kris Thykier, David Reid, Adam Bohling
Writer:

Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 16, 2010 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 3, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA):

$48.0M
Runtime:

1h 57m
Distributor:

Lionsgate Films
Sound Mix:

SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

Cast & Crew

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Dave Lizewski, Kick-Ass

Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Chris D'Amico, Red Mist

Mark Strong
Frank D'Amico

Chloë Grace Moretz
Mindy, Hit Girl

Clark Duke
Marty

Lyndsy Fonseca
Katie Deauxma

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Audience Reviews for Kick-Ass

Sep 09, 2016

A great adaptation of the source material makes for a very entertaining and violent ride. Begs the question, what would a superhero be like in real life? If you dig violent action and can handle a lot of profanity, this movie could be for you. Chloe Grace Moretz without question steals the show in this one.

Patrick W Super Reviewer
Feb 06, 2016

The name of the movie tells you my opinion of the film! Loaded with a lot of humor, style and surprisingly good performances Kick-Ass is totally worth your time to watch and has a lot of replay value! Check it out!

Mr N Super Reviewer
Jun 27, 2015

If you aren't too put off by heaps of violence, this is a fun action flick.

Juli R Super Reviewer
Sep 20, 2013

It made me depressed, the characters are all retarded and flimsy. I like the concept, but the characters are horrible and acting were so bad, I really didn't like any of the actors. The profanity was totally distasteful, I don't even understand why it was used, it just made the film stupid. However, the redeeming quality was the editing and cinematography. If you are not a fan of genre defying, hyper action films then this is really not your cup of tea. Cliche, cliches everywhere. The jokes were lame, I really just doesn't like it, the film is too unrealistic and preposterous. I appreciate what the film is about but I didn't like the ensemble.

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