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Kick-Ass

"Shut up. Kick-ass."

2010-03-26 Action 1hr 57m

Dave Lizewski 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.

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Dave Lizewski 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.

  • Released
    2010-03-26
  • Revenue
    $96,188,903
  • Budget
    $28,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 57m
  • Genre
    Action, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.6
  • Production
    Marv, Plan B Entertainment

Crew

Matthew Vaughn
Director
Jane Goldman
Screenplay
Tarquin Pack
Producer
Keywords:
hero secret identity crime fighter superhero dark comedy comic book based on comic murder mafia family realism mist adventurer rookie young heroes young adult criminal heroes heroes pretending to be gay

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Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz
Mindy Macready / Hit Girl
Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage
Damon Macready / Big Daddy
Lyndsy Fonseca

Lyndsy Fonseca
Katie Deauxma
Mark Strong

Mark Strong
Frank D'Amico
Deborah Twiss

Deborah Twiss
Mrs. Zane
Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern
Mrs. Lizewski
Omari Hardwick

Omari Hardwick
Sergeant Marcus Williams
Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley
Detective Gigante
Garrett M. Brown

Garrett M. Brown
Mr. Lizewski
Clark Duke

Clark Duke
Marty
Evan Peters

Evan Peters
Todd
Sophie Wu

Sophie Wu
Erika Cho
Stu 'Large' Riley

Stu 'Large' Riley
Huge Goon
Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli
Big Joe
Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson
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Kenneth Simmons

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Randall Batinkoff

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Tre Fernandez
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Yancy Butler

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Adrian Martinez

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Ginger Goon
Joe Bacino

Joe Bacino
Posh Goon
Johnny Hopkins

Johnny Hopkins
1st Gang Kid
Ohene Cornelius

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2nd Gang Kid
Carlos Besse Peres

Carlos Besse Peres
Buttons
Russell Bentley

Russell Bentley
Medic
Tamer Hassan

Tamer Hassan
Matthew
Tim Plester

Tim Plester
Danil
Hubert Boorder

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Oscar Juarez
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Kirk Tingblad

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Audience Member (uncredited)
Peter Bartfay

Peter Bartfay
Comic Store Customer (uncredited)
Jason Salkey

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1st Cop (uncredited)
Daphne Cheung

Daphne Cheung
Siew Ling (uncredited)
Russell De Rozario

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Annie Cooper

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Jess (uncredited)
Adam Blampied

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Wayne Curnew

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Tangara Jones

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Reviews for Kick-Ass
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A Review by ohlalipop

Written by ohlalipop on 2017-02-09

I thought this movie was a super comedy movie but I was wrong. I didn't know it was a pretty serious movie with real killings and stuff. It ... read more

I thought this movie was a super comedy movie but I was wrong. I didn't know it was a pretty serious movie with real killings and stuff. It was like Kill Bill minus the really gross things. It was not a silly movie after all. The character Kick-Ass was pretty stupid. I mean a high school nobody trying to be somebody. Of all the things he could think of, it's being a super hero. And then there's Big Daddy and Hit Girl who had the real stunts. Their characters were pretty funny. I mean I can't think of any words to describe Nicolas Cage's character. A good daddy who doesn't know how to bring up a girl. And then there's Chloe Moretz. Wow. She did all the action in the movie. I mean this girl is only 13 years old. I'm a fan. And then there's Red Mist who I think is very silly like Kick Ass as well. My rate for this movie is A.

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A Review by DungNB1 10

Written by DungNB1 on 2023-07-17

My favourite movie!... read more

My favourite movie!

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-09-05

Geeky "Dave" (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his two pals go through life at high school being bullied and reading comic books. Finally fed up be... read more

Geeky "Dave" (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his two pals go through life at high school being bullied and reading comic books. Finally fed up being put upon, he buys a superhero suit online and heads out into the night hoping that his green lycra will deter the city's nasties. After his umpteenth beating he is rescued by a like-minded father and daughter team who take him under their own wing and set about training him. Meantime, the kingpin of crime "D'Amico" (Mark Strong) is running the town with a ruthless rod of iron, watched adoringly by his hapless son "Chris" (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Surprisingly, the former trio start to have some success against this arch-baddie so battle lines are soon drawn and, well you can guess the rest. Up to a point, this works. ATJ (especially with glasses and curly hair) is very easy on the eye and there is a degree of chemistry between his character and his cohort "Mindy" (Chloë Grace Moretz) all under the tutelage of a rather underplayed Nicolas Cage as her dad "Damon". Sadly, the initially quirky start that sees real people aspiring to make their community better - without the ability to fly or laser things with their eyes - peters out quite quickly and the jokes that are quite attitudinally sharp at the start just become a little more puerile and expletive-dependent. Mr. Strong isn't really much of a baddie and the combat scenes are well and truly prolonged to the point where they end up a bit repetitive and dull. It has it's moments, this movie - it's generally quite entertaining but at all but two hours in length it just runs out of ideas around the half way mark and only just struggles over the line.

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A Review by r96sk 9

Written by r96sk on 2024-06-01

A blast! What a great near two hours this is! <em>'Kick-Ass'</em> is a fantastic superhero movie, one that doesn't take itself seriously ... read more

A blast! What a great near two hours this is! <em>'Kick-Ass'</em> is a fantastic superhero movie, one that doesn't take itself seriously and that is actually the biggest compliment I can make. It's such a fun movie! That isn't its only strength though, there are some awesome action sequences and the costumes, albeit silly, are great. Aaron (Taylor-)Johnson is a terrific choice of lead, this is the best work I've seen from that guy thus far - up there with his amusing performance in 2022's <em>'Bullet Train'</em>. The same could be said for Chloë Grace Moretz, who is equally as brilliant. She brings the character of Hit-Girl (arguably should've been her movie tbh) to life incredibly well, suiting both the comedy and the superhero elements. Nicolas Cage is entertaining too, in a role that is undoubtedly right up his alley. That opening scene with him and Moretz is very fun. Everyone onscreen does worthy work, the standout being Mark Strong - a welcomed staple (among others) of director Matthew Vaughn's filmography, of course. Hopefully the sequel didn't disappoint.

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A Review by ohlalipop

I thought this movie was a super comedy movie but I was wrong. I didn't know it was a pretty serious movie with real killings and stuff. It was like Kill Bill minus the really gross things. It was not a silly movie after all. The chara...

reviewer avatar

A Review by ohlalipop

Written by ohlalipop on 2017-02-09

I thought this movie was a super comedy movie but I was wrong. I didn't know it was a pretty serious movie with real killings and stuff. It was like Kill Bill minus the really gross things. It was not...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by DungNB1 10

Written by DungNB1 on 2023-07-17

My favourite movie!...

read more
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-09-05

Geeky "Dave" (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his two pals go through life at high school being bullied and reading comic books. Finally fed up being put upon, he buys a superhero suit online and heads out ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 9

Written by r96sk on 2024-06-01

A blast! What a great near two hours this is! <em>'Kick-Ass'</em> is a fantastic superhero movie, one that doesn't take itself seriously and that is actually the biggest compliment I can make. It's...

read more