Film

Kick-Ass 2010

Directed by Matthew Vaughn

  • Action, Crime
  • 118 min
  • R

Shut up. Kick-ass.

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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