Every Matthew Vaughn Movie Ranked!

[@christianbrown7438]

1. Kingsman: The Secret Service 2. Kick-Ass 3. X-Men: First Class 4. The King's Man 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 6. Layer Cake 7. Stardust 8. Argylle

[@Loggodover]

We have the same list but I haven't seen cake or stardust yet

[@Smile-hk7vd]

Sean's ranking: 08. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 0:49 07. Stardust (2007) 4:24 06. Layer Cake (2004) 7:40 05. Argylle (2024) 12:08 04. Kick-Ass (2010) 15:25 03. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) 19:00 02. The King's Man (2021) 22:40 01. X-Men: First Class (2011) 25:31

[@Josh_Mo]

So... There's no music?

[@tjtreviews]

It happens sometimes

[@Toxicgamer-ut9dd]

That’s what i was thinking

[@timburke8855]

I believe he said in a prior video he is traveling, so I'm guessing he just wanted to get this out to us because he's awesome

[@Josh_Mo]

@@timburke8855 makes sense

[@GorpHead57]

I know

[@EE-bg1de]

I loved Xmen first Class. It's such an awesome film. One of my favorite scenes when Xavier and Magneto are discovering his powers, gives him a memory of his mother, and reminds him when he ties the anger and the love together, he'll possess a power no one can match, not even him. Awesome.

[@rylan_reviews6493]

Of the ones I’ve seen: 1. Kingsman: The Secret Service 2. X-Men: First Class 3. Kick-Ass 4. Layer Cake 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 6. Argylle 7. The King’s Man

[@Roscoe09]

Sean with the hot takes today!

[@colewarnerreviews5834]

The ones I’ve seen 1. Kick-Ass: 9/10 2. X-Men First Class: 8/10 3. Argylle: 7/10 I want to check out the Kingsman movies someday

[@horhaotze3586]

U should. They're great (except for maybe the last one)

[@makaio9578]

As Matthew is my favourite director. I love kingsman 8. Layer Cake 7. The Kings Man 6. Kingsman The golden Circle 5. Aryglle 4. X Men First Class 3. Kick Ass 2. Stardust 1. Kingsman The Secret Service

[@horhaotze3586]

Agree. Though i havent watch stardust so maybe that might change

[@shanedunlop8748]

stardust is my fav of his

[@ZackaryBiagi]

I'm so glad i'm not the only person who likes the 2021 kings man more than the original. The church scene in the first really IS unbeatable, but that rasputin fight really gave it a run for its money. My only complaint was the obvious twist villain and the STRANGEST end credit scene ever, but the surprise character death, which i still throw in as one of the most shocking movie deaths ever evens it out with me.

[@corbz273]

Sean, your top 3 is the same as mine! I also liked The King's Man much better than the previous two. I think my favorite Matthew Vaughn movies are his action flicks that are set to a historical backdrop, such as X Men First Class. I think I'd rather see a continuation of The King's Man's story than the present day Kingsman story with Eggsy

[@jamesanthony288]

1. Kick-Ass 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service 3. Stardust 4. The King’s Man 5. Layer Cake 6. Argylle 7. X-Men: First Class 8. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Stardust was surprisingly likeable for me, especially DeNiros character

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you

[@Slicedude2004]

I’ll always find Sean’s love for The King’s Man very interesting!

[@blackphilipalvarez1305]

This is why I identify with you Sean about films and characters, I loved The Kings Man because it focused on the character period, the action scenes were still fun. With Vaughn’s X-Men film it felt like the truest thing to what we know and love about the X-Men.

[@Keizi]

stardust is such a comforting film i love it. Not my favorite vaughn film but definitely a classic.

[@jordansweet8054]

It was underrated for sure. De Niro was a riot.

[@Keizi]

⁠@@jordansweet8054 an absurdly delicious performance

[@zackarydecicco3919]

1. X-Men: First Class (A-) 2. Argylle (B+)

[@eliasword5790]

Here's my ranking (Haven't seen Layer Cake or Argylle) 6. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 5. The King's Man 4. X-Men: First Class 3. Kingsman: The Secret Service 2. Kick-Ass 1. Stardust

[@BIGETV.]

1.kingsman secret service 2.argylle 3.kickass 4.The kingsman golden circle 5.the kings man 6.x men first class 7.layer cake 8.stardust

[@shaunnjazi9954]

I love first class so much, not only do I think it is the best Mathew Vaughn film, I think it is the best X-men movie period (excluding the wolverine trilogy ). That Soundtrack as well, incredibly underrated. Side Note, Give Mathew Batman: Brave and the bold, he would make it so awesome.

[@Brody2525]

In my opinion kick ass is number 1, one of my favorite films of all time.

[@lukerota1547]

Matthew Vaughn is a director I have always liked! I have enjoyed the majority of his film. I’ve always found him to be rather underrated. Here is my ranking of all the Matthew Vaughn films I have seen: 1: Kingsman The Secret Service. 2: Kick-Ass. 3: X-Men First Class. 5: Kingsman The Golden Circle. 6: The King’s Man. 7: Stardust. 8: Argylle.

[@poihpioakarp8845]

"Stardust at #7" And I took that personally 😭

[@awesomecoolguy7541]

Here is my ranking: 8. Argylle 7. Layer Cake 6. The King's Man 5. Stardust 4. Kick-ass 3. X-Men First Class 2. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 1. Kingsman: The Secret Service

[@EthanBell-h5x]

My ranking of his movies: 1: Kingsman: The Secret Service 2: X-Men: First Class 3: Kick-Ass 4: Layer Cake 5: Stardust 6: Argylle 7: Kingsman: The Golden Circle 8: The King’s Man

[@MichaelTomsyck]

As a point of reference, I watched and took notes on all of these movies over the past three weeks. These are my updated thoughts on all of these films. 8. Kingsman: The Golden Circle-A complete and total misfire of a sequel that has the style and energy of the first film, but with fundamentally broken ideas, forced humor, too many plotlines, and a jumbled narrative to make for a movie I don’t really like at all As another point of reference, I would go positive on the rest of these movies. 7. Stardust-If you enjoy sword fighting, sci-fi and fantasy infused together, humor, stories of self discovery, bright colors, and movies with great casts, then Stardust is definitely a film worth watching, and one I had a pretty decent time with 6. Argylle-Even though it’s not as good as it could’ve been, it’s an enjoyable spy film with plenty of energy all throughout its runtime, very good performances from Howard and Rockwell, interesting twists and turns, and stylized Vaughn action 5. Layer Cake-While I didn’t enjoy this movie anywhere near as much as I do with Guy Ritchie’s first two films, this was still a solid British crime film with sharp dialogue, enjoyable style, and a role from Daniel Craig that shows his ability to be intelligent and cool at the same time 4. The King’s Man-Upon rewatching this film for the first time, I really enjoyed this entry to this franchise for its ability to combine Kingsman style, revisionist history elements, and a lot of emotional weight from Fiennes as the lead to make for a holistic experience 3. Kick-Ass-While this movie certainly isn’t for everyone, it’s a subversive, fresh spin on the superhero genre that has plenty of irreverent punchlines, extreme violence, and recognizable faces to make for a highly enjoyable comic book film for me 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service-A great, subversive spin on the spy genre filled with great actors playing memorable characters, ultraviolence, solid worldbuilding, crass humor, and plenty of energy to be a movie I keep being drawn back to rewatching over the years 1. X-Men: First Class-An awesome addition to the X-Men franchise that includes fantastic performances from McAvoy and Fassbender, dynamic and exciting action, and a style that both fits in the franchise very nicely while being fresh and distinct at the same time

[@sergioliden5652]

Updated thoughts? You ranked these before? Also, great list man! Matthew Vaughn is so criminally underrated. Kick-Ass is my favorite of his

[@MichaelTomsyck]

@@sergioliden5652 No, I was referring to the fact that I’ve watched all of these movies very recently, so these are my updated thoughts on these films.

[@sergioliden5652]

@@MichaelTomsyckAhh, I see

[@ДимчоДимов-ж7е]

There's no superhero genre.

[@rileylallier429]

1. Kick Ass A+ - absolutely love this film and I'd say it's one of my favorite comic book films 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service A 3. Layer Cake A - I think this is a super fun British crime movie that's prett underrated and on par with of Guy Ritchies gangster films 4. The Kings Man A- 5. X-Men First Class B+ 6. Argylle B+ 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle B- I love this director and I've still yet to see Stardust

[@EE-bg1de]

When he used a coin to kill sebastian shaw and it was going through his brain and xavier (who was keeping him froze) at the same time so he felt his agony. What a scene.

[@Maxwel_Rodrigues]

1 - X-Men: First Class 2 - Kingsman: The Secret Service 3 - Kick-Ass 4 - Layer Cake 5 - Stardust 6 - The King's Man 7 - Kingsman: The Golden Circle 8 - Argylle With the exception of the last 3 films I rate all the others 8 out of 10 or more

[@evan9902]

Of the ones I’ve seen here’s my ranking 6. Argylle - 5/10 5. The King’s Man - 5.5/10 4. Kingsman 2 - 6/10 3. Kick-Ass - 8/10 2. Kingsman - 9/10 1. First Class - 9/10

[@anwarpasha4475]

1.kingsman the secret service 2. Kick-ass 3. X men first class 4. Stardust My favourite Matthew Vaughn movies

[@thehallowayboys]

8. Argylle (D+) 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (C+) 6. Stardust (B-) 5. The King's Man (B-) 4. Layer Cake (B) 3. Kick-Ass (B+) 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service (B+) 1. X-Men: First Class (A-)

[@movielover828]

My personal ranking of Matthew Vaughn's movies: 1. Kick-Ass (2010) 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) 3. Layer Cake (2004) 4. X-Men: First Class (2011) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. The King's Man (2021) 7. Argylle (2024) 8. Stardust (2007)

[@maingamer6846]

How I Would Rank all the Matthew Vaughn Movies I've seen: 1. X-Men: First Class 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service 3. Kick-Ass 4. The King's Man 5. Aryglle 6. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

[@gabbasgad1982]

My ranking: 8. Argylle 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 6. The King’s Man 5. Layer Cake 4. Stardust 3. Kingsman: The Secret Service 2. X-Men: First Class 1. Kick-Ass

[@tymoviedatabase7788]

1. X-Men: First Class 2. Stardust 3. Kingsman: The Secret Service 4. Kick-Ass 5. Layer Cake 6. The King's Man 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 8. Argylle

[@narukamizanagi8645]

1. Kingsman (one of my all time favorite films) 2. Kick-Ass (vastly improved upon rewatch) 3. Xmen: First Class (solid xmen film) 4. The King’s Man (underrated. Love the historical context it messes around with) 5. Layer Cake (great cast based around an average gangster plot) 6. Stardust (not my thing but it has some fun casting and a greatly appreciated Charlie Cox role) 7. Kingsman 2 (same reasons that you listed) 8. Argylle (wasn’t enough action for my taste and visually unsatisfying)

[@jordansweet8054]

Been waiting for this ranking for awhile. Vaughn is really underrated. 1.X-Men First Class 2.Kick-Ass- This is a blast every time. Great cast, great score, and some great action. And absolutely before its time. Always feels about ten minutes too long but I love it. 3.Kingsman The Secret Service 4.Argylle-Had a total ball with this in theaters. The cast was deliriously fun, the action kicked butt and that finale was a joy. A bit overlong but I loved this one. 5.L4YER CAKE-I might prefer this to a few of Guy Ritchie's first movies but I need to rewatch it. Good time and I dug the ending. 6.Stardust-A cute fantasy adventures; De Niro is a comedic machine in this one and its very charming. Very overstuffed the score was super cheesy but nice. 7.The King’s Man 8.Kingsman The Golden Circle-Not quite terrible but not great.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same he is really underrated

[@patricklarsen182]

Are Kingsman The Secret Service and The King's Man connected to one another?

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

@@patricklarsen182 kinda

[@patricklarsen182]

@@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl what’s the order of films?

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

@@patricklarsen182 The King’s man the Kingsman the secret service and the Kingsman the golden circle

[@danielfarley8364]

8. Layer cake 7. The kings man 6. Kingsman the golden circle 5. Xmen first class 4. Star dust 3. Argylle 2. Kick ass 1. Kingsman the secret service

[@Smile-hk7vd]

01. X-Men: First Class (2011) 02. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) 03. Kick-Ass (2010) 04. The King's Man (2021) 05. Argylle (2024) 06. Layer Cake (2004) 07. Stardust (2007) 08. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

[@poihpioakarp8845]

5. Kingsmen: The Golden Circle (A-) 4. Kingsmen: The Secret Service (A-) 3. X-Men: First Class (A-) 2. Kick Ass (A-) 1. Stardust (A) Haven't seen the rest, but I'm planning to catch up.

[@patricklarsen182]

X Men First Class is rightfully #1. Most underrated superhero movie of all time. It has the hero team-up that the Avengers movies have, but it flies under the radar because it's not apart of the MCU.

[@ryanking8227]

I immediately watched the Kingsman franchise for the first time 2 hours after seeing Argylle 1. Kingsman: The Secret Service 2. X-Men First Class 3. Kingsman: The Golden Circle 4. Argylle 5.The King's Man

[@sergioliden5652]

5. Argyle 7/10 4. The King’s Man 8/10 (I don’t get the hate) 3. X-men: First Class 8.5/10 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service 9/10 1. Kick-Ass 10/10 (one of my favorite comic book movies of all time, it’s easily top 3 for me in the genre)

[@cavinator1]

Of the ones ive seen: 1) The King's Man 2) X-Men First Class 3) Argylle 4) Kingsman the Secret Service *big gap* 5) Kingsman the Golden Circle

[@JSPokemonYT]

My Matthew Vaughn Movies Ranking: 1. Kick-Ass (2010) 10/10 2. X-Men: First Class (2011) 10/10 3. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) 10/10 4. Argylle (2024) 10/10 5. Stardust (2007) 9/10 6. Layer Cake (2004) 8/10 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 7/10 8. The King's Man (2021) 7/10

[@benjaminwilson8234]

Colin firth in kings man is perfection. Perfect casting

[@coopersayers891]

These are the ones that I have seen so far. 1. X-Men First Class 2. Kingsman The Secret Service 3. Kingsman Golden Circle 4. Kick Ass

[@nerdsh.t_96]

For me it’s 1. Kingsman (9/10) 2. Kick Ass (9/10) 3. X-Men First Class (9/10) 4. Kingsman: Golden Circle (7.5/10) 5. The King’s Man (6/10)

[@Luke-ko8hq]

Mi Ranking: 1. Kick-Ass (2010) 2. Layer Cake (2004) 3. Kingsman: Servicio secreto (2014) 4. X-men: Primera generación (2011) 5. Stardust: El misterio de la estrella (2007) 6. The King's Man (2021) 7. Kingsman: El círculo dorado (2017) 8. Argylle (2024)

[@gualtierodefelice7530]

1)X-Men First Class (90/100) 2)Layer Cake (80/100) 3)Kick-Ass (80/100) 4)Sturdust (70/100) 5)The Kingsman The Secret Service (70/100) 6)The Kingsman The Golden Circle (50/100) 7)The King's Man (50/100) 8)Argylle (40/100)

[@josephlungren6249]

My Ranking 1. Kingsman The Secret Service 2. X men First Class 3. Kick Ass 4. Argylle 5. kingsman Goldon Circle

[@nms7872]

1. X-Men: First Class 2. Kingsman 3. Layer Cake 4. Kick-Ass 5./6. King's Man and or Kingsman 2 (both are way overhated but I don't like them as much as the other movies) Still need to see Argylle and Stardust

[@_el_boynto]

1. X- men first class 2. Kick ass 1 3. Kingsman the golden circle 4. Kingsman the secret service 5. Layer cake 6. The kingsman 7. Stardust

[@ishaanbhattacharya9405]

Of the ones I've seen 1) Kingsman the secret service (8.5/10) 2) X-Men first class (7.5/10) 3) the golden circle (4/10) 4) The king's men (2/10)

[@MichaelAgbeti-w1i]

1 Kingsman Secret Service 2 X-men first class 3 King’s man 4 Kick Ass 5 Kingsman Golden Circle Haven’t seen the rest

[@mediamaniac898]

The only Vaughn films that I have seen to date are Argylle and First Class. I'm a guy who loves a goofy good time, but while I enjoyed some of it, it was too long and had me rolling my eyes by the end. X-Men First Class is the most underrated movie in the entire franchise, so much so that it's my 2nd favorite film right behind my #1: Logan. It really is a Bond movie with superheroes, and it did what Batman Begins and Casino Royale respectively did for the Batman and Bond franchises. After Origins: Wolverine, this one was dead in the water until Vaughn revived it. And boy, are McAvoy and Fassbender (the real scene-stealer!) great here as younger versions of two men we are familiar with at this point. Magneto's backstory is so interesting that it feels like something out of Inglorious Basterds, minus the humor. And placing them in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis was genius, although not everything comes together by the end perfectly. I will post links to my spoiler-free reviews below. As a point of reference when it comes to the director, I don't actively seek out his films, but my brother and sister-in-law loved the first Kingsman (the second seems to have a bad reputation among so many people). Maybe I will eventually watch Kick-Ass. We will see. Fun fact: Vaughn may not have directed the overrated X-Men DOFP, but I think he has a story credit for it.

[@tvolution1]

100% agree First Class is better than Days of Future Past. The best origin story I’ve seen behind Batman Begins.

[@detectivejimmymcnulty1676]

Having to remember the “it’s my list” motto after seeing Layer Cake so far down your list 😅😂

[@juliofunked7893]

My top: Kingsman the secret service X men first class Kingsman the golden circle Kick ass Argyle The king's man

[@danielclayton6772]

Personally I loved layer cake. I though everything from the cast to the score to the direction to the ending was amazing. It’s in my top 3 Matthew Vaughn films alongside with The Kings man and First Class.

[@HalloweenYearRound]

Kickass is an absolute masterpiece and my favorite superhero movie outside DC or Marvel.

[@sajalagnihotri9353]

This seems like it might be an unpopular opinion but my favorite Vaughn film would have to be Kick-Ass probably due to nostalgia and that it was one my first R rated films!

[@scottyskywalker5768]

1) Kingsman 1 ( A-) 2) X men first class (B+) 3) Kick ass (B+) 4) The kings man (C-) 5) Kingaman the golden Circle (D) Havent seen the rest

[@NightwingTV]

The lack of music is crazy, but it happens. Also absolutely wild to see kings-man at 2, but I somewhat get it. Really liked it up until the villain reveal which irritated me so much. Granted I caught it while on a plane, but still, Matthew Goode wtf.

[@benjaminwilson8234]

Kick ass is so much more than a commentary on comic book movie it’s got heart for days. Loved it

[@crushcollegechemistry]

How about that x men training montage!

[@jim1242]

Kingman the golden circile did the classic trick of promsing lots of Channing Tatum in the trailer, but he was barely in the movie. Also, they had lots of oscar winners (Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Juliane Moore), just sitting at tables not realling doing anything.

[@alexiss0702]

Could u rank john Hughes movies if ur up to it?

[@calderonugaldesalvador1662]

I love it when there's no music

[@MB832]

we need some music

[@ELI134-k4k]

I watched all of these except for x men first class and stardust over the last week for the first time 8: Kingsman the golden circle: it makes a ton of weird choices like bringing Colin firth back and everything about it is less interesting then the first I enjoy everything else on this list 7: kick ass: an unashamedly crass superhero comedy it didn't land for me as well as I'd hoped and some of it is to crass for me 6: layer cake a solid thriller with pretty good performances I just enjoy these other ones more 5: stardust: a really cool fantasy film with an interesting premise and a stacked cast 4: the kings man: this one leans a bit more into the spy element while retaining most of the fun of the first one and has some great new characters and I loved it's take on certain historical figures 3: argylle: an unashamedly fun spy send up movie the cast is great it's over the top the action is great this was made for me 2: kingsman secret service: a fun spy movie that's bloody but funny with a great cast 1: x men first class: my second favorite x men movie it has a fantastic cast especially fassbender Kevin Bacon plays a fantastic villain and it's got a really cool tone and vibe to it

[@jamesg8175]

The Kings Man is underrated

[@Dee_Money_Raw]

The golden circle definitely wasn’t as good as the first but it was still so much to me. Also…COUNTRY ROADSSSSSSS TAKE ME HOOOOOOOOME 😭😭😭

[@jacketernity4609]

Like First Class very much but nowhere near as good as DOFP IMO. If First Class was just focused on Erik & Charles I might prefer it.

[@Maddestmartigan]

Football has coaches that come from a "tree" like The Kyle Shanahan tree with LaFleur McDonald etc. do you think there is something similar with Directors like Vaughn from the Guy Ritchie tree?

[@c-dubs-prod.5885]

Does anyone know if he will go back to 1 upload a day. Seems very spaced out.

[@owengibby]

Fun fact: my cousin actually went to school with Taron Egerton

[@yopedraza]

Imo First Class is the best X-Men film and it's better than most MCU films

[@therealangelosettler]

My thing is I love first but days still got it for me but if days is 10/10 first is 9.8/10 and I would say the hunger games did Lawrence better than first

[@Austinburkefan]

Hey sean before argylle came out you said you knew something about the movie and you were curious what the public think about it but what did you knew

[@jeffcunningham0389]

Layer Cake is Vaughns best and most mature film

[@brendansheehy8124]

While I totally agree with you Sean about the excellent exploration of the Magneto / Professor X characters in X-men First Class, the movie loses a few points for me due to the flat and sometimes cringey portrayal of the younger members of the team. I feel that whenever McAvoy, Fassbender and Kevin Bacon are off screen the movie feels a bit lifeless.

[@BigTonyRockets]

Kick ass Number 1

[@LucasGriffin237]

First class is my favorite X men movie

[@lucasbertsche3710]

Haven’t seen Kingsman 2 since it came out in theaters so I forgot how bad it was until you started describing it lol. So many unforgivable writing decisions.

[@lukew7482]

Why no music 😭

[@abemeetswrld]

First class fucking rules

[@zacharymoviechat211]

Im with you on stardust. I havent seen it yet and im dreading watching it for my ranking, cause its not made for me

[@shanedunlop8748]

stardust is awesome

[@zacharymoviechat211]

@@shanedunlop8748 I've seen it now. I think it was really fun!!

[@Extinguisher10]

Dick move Superman. Leave the blind guy alone!!

[@benjaminwilson8234]

Wait wtf first class… I’m dead

[@jeffcunningham0389]

Argyle AND Kings Man better than Stardust 😮 the kings man better than kingsmen and kickass 😮 thats definitely a take

[@Bigman70001]

Manners. Maketh. MAN🎉

[@CarterS2000]

No intro music again

[@CarterS2000]

But great list thi

[@sephenkeaveny6695]

The kings man i thought was the worst of the film

[@benjaminwilson8234]

Didn’t care for the kings man with raef fiends

[@conorkiddell9245]

you forgot kick ass 2

[@IBangedAPalin]

Not directed by Matthew Vaughn

[@zackarydecicco3919]

He didn’t direct it. He was a producer

[@rhibrammii1153]

The amount of spit 🤣

[@chrisszostek6700]

The kings man I hated that movie I thought it was so boring and the kid dying was actually hilarious

[@randomreviews4278]

Matthew vahun did layer cake that movie sucks