Every Matthew Vaughn Movie, Ranked!
From 'Argylle' to 'X-Men: First Class,' Moviefone counts down every film of director Matthew Vaughn's impressive career.
Director Matthew Vaughn with Chip the cat (playing Alfie) on the set of 'Argylle.'
After spending years as director Guy Ritchie's producer, director Matthew Vaughn has emerged as one of the most exciting and original filmmakers working today.
As a director, Vaughn first burst on to the scene with the brilliant and groundbreaking movie 'Layer Cake,' which introduced audiences to a pre-Bond Daniel Craig.
Since then he has adapted several popular comic books and graphic novels to the big screen including 'Stardust,' 'Kick-Ass,' 'X-Men: First Class,' 'Kingsman: The Secret Service,' its sequel 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle,' and it's prequel 'The King's Man.'
His new movie, the spy comedy 'Argylle,' which stars Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell, opens in theaters on February 2nd.
In honor of the new film, Moviefone is counting down every movie Matthew Vaughn has ever directed, including his latest.
Let's begin!
8. 'The King's Man' (2021)
(L to R) Harris Dickinson and Ralph Fiennes in 'The King's Man.' Photo: 20th Century Studios.
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man (Ralph Fiennes) must race against time to stop them.
7. 'Stardust' (2007)
(L to R) Claire Danes and Charlie Cox in 'Stardust.' Photo: Paramount Pictures.
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man (Charlie Cox) makes a promise to his beloved (Sienna Miller) that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
6. 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' (2017)
(L to R) Taron Egerton, Colin Firth and Pedro Pascal in 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
5. 'Argylle' (2024)
(L to R) Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, and John Cena in 'Argylle,' directed by Matthew Vaughn.
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's (Bryce Dallas Howard) fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden (Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Conway's fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
4. 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' (2014)
(L to R) Colin Firth and Taron Egerton in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid (Taron Egerton) into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
3. 'X-Men: First Class' (2011)
(L to R) Caleb Landry Jones, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, and Lucas Till in 'X-Men: First Class.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.
Before Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
2. 'Kick-Ass' (2010)
(L to R) Aaron Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz in 'Kick-Ass.' Photo: Lionsgate.
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
1. 'Layer Cake' (2005)
(L to R) Colm Meaney, Daniel Craig, and George Harris in 'Layer Cake.' Photo: Columbia Pictures.
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX (Daniel Craig) has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
