Matthew Vaughn

Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), and directed Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and produced, co-wrote, and directed its prequel The King's Man (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Vaughn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Layer Cake (2004)

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When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX 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...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Colm Meaney  •  George Harris  •  Kenneth Cranham

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX 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...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Colm Meaney  •  George Harris  •  Kenneth Cranham

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

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A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Nick Moran  •  Jason Statham

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Nick Moran  •  Jason Statham

Stardust (2007)

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In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Claire Danes  •  Robert De Niro  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Charlie Cox  •  Claire Danes  •  Robert De Niro  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

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The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Taron Egerton  •  Michael Caine  •  Mark Strong

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Taron Egerton  •  Michael Caine  •  Mark Strong

X-Men: First Class (2011)

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Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr 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, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr 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, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Kick-Ass (2010)

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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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse  •  Nicolas Cage

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse  •  Nicolas Cage

Making 'Snatch' (2001)

The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Herring  •  Janet Knipe
CAST:  Guy Ritchie  •  Jason Statham  •  Tim Maurice-Jones  •  Matthew Vaughn

The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Herring  •  Janet Knipe
CAST:  Guy Ritchie  •  Jason Statham  •  Tim Maurice-Jones  •  Matthew Vaughn

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Taron Egerton  •  Colin Firth  •  Julianne Moore  •  Mark Strong

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Taron Egerton  •  Colin Firth  •  Julianne Moore  •  Mark Strong

The King's Man (2021)

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Harris Dickinson  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Gemma Arterton

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Harris Dickinson  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Gemma Arterton

Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic (2015)

Jonathan Ross takes you behind the scenes to Britain's famous film studio, revealing behind the scenes magic of some of the most popular movies of all time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hodgson
CAST:  Jonathan Ross  •  Joan Collins  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Naomie Harris

Jonathan Ross takes you behind the scenes to Britain's famous film studio, revealing behind the scenes magic of some of the most popular movies of all time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hodgson
CAST:  Jonathan Ross  •  Joan Collins  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Naomie Harris

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A world-class spy suffering from amnesia is tricked into believing he is a best-selling spy novelist. After his memories and lethal skills return, he goes down a path of revenge against the shadowy organization he used to work for, the Division.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Bryce Dallas Howard  •  Sam Rockwell  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Henry Cavill

A world-class spy suffering from amnesia is tricked into believing he is a best-selling spy novelist. After his memories and lethal skills return, he goes down a path of revenge against the shadowy organization he used to work for, the Division.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Bryce Dallas Howard  •  Sam Rockwell  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Henry Cavill

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DIRECTION:  Tim Postins
CAST:  Mark Dolan  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Jane Goldman

Kick-Ass Reboot

Matthew Vaughn Kick-Ass Reboot  (more)

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