If you loved Kick-Ass, try Layer Cake

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Layer Cake has roughly 5.2× fewer votes than Kick-Ass — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Matthew Vaughn, and they sit in Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kick-Ass, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Layer Cake is

London streets at dusk, a briefcase full of cash. A midlevel drug dealer navigates underworld politics, a complex web of alliances and rivalries. Vaughn delivers a stylishly frenetic take on British crime.

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