Kick-Ass fingerprintRelentless energy, funny, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
Some slapstick and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Kick-Ass is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and brutally violent.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about growing up.
Some slapstick and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and satire.
Everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Kick-Ass is included with a subscription to Hulu and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 58 min
Kick-Ass runs 1 h 58 min.
No. It's adapted from a comic.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 79 out of 100, so both groups see Kick-Ass much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $28 million to make and earned $96 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+31GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Kick-Ass in 45 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 304 storytelling tropes for Kick-Ass, including Karma Houdini, Dirty Cop, Art Shift.
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