We've previously demonstrated how famous kid's movies have been influenced by more adult stories . But influence (or "ripping off older movies in a whole other genre" -- whatever you wanna call it) is a two-way street. For example ...

Movies made for adults and movies made for kids seem to serve completely different purposes. The former seek to move, thrill, shock, and inspire, while the latter are just something you can set 10-year-olds in front of for two hours so they'll shut up. And yet, sometimes you can pick up a "mature" film and a family-friendly one and realize they're telling the exact same fucking story .

6 Kingsman: The Secret Service Is Harry Potter With Guns

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The Movie For Adults:

Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a top-secret spy organization which trains a plucky young juvenile delinquent to become a top-secret agent. It's basically an R-rated riff on the kind of '60s spy movies that starred Michael Caine, long before he entered the "using his British accent to make the premise of a Christopher Nolan movie sound less insane" phase of his career.

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And sure, there's a lot of James Bond in there, too, but Kingsman seems to be retreading some ground covered by that other blockbuster franchise from merry old England ...

The Children's Movie It Copied:

It's totally Harry Potter, but with more bloody rampages and anal sex. Both the Harry Potter saga and Kingsman begin with the protagonist enduring life with their terrible families. Harry's living with the dickish Dursleys, while the hero of Kingsman, Eggsy, is contending with the shittiest stepparent outside of a Disney movie.

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You know Kingsman offers a grittier look at Britain because not everyone wears a bow tie.

Each protagonist is then visited by a mysterious stranger who tells them they have a secret potential they can help unlock -- Hagrid in Harry Potter and Harry Hart in Kingsman.

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