‘Fountain of Youth’ Bombed — But These 7 Guy Ritchie Projects Are Fire

Things have been going pretty badly for Guy Ritchie recently, with two of his latest and probably most anticipated movies in a long time failing dramatically with both critics and viewers.

Despite a relatively successful launch of a crime drama series Mobland that he co-directed, Ritchie’s latest movie projects like 2024’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and this year’s Fountain of Youth haven’t received much acclaim, with the latter having just got itself a disheartening score of 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Still, the director’s filmography has certainly witnessed much better times, so there’s plenty to choose from when it comes to Ritchie’s highly acclaimed previous works.

‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ (2023)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant holds scores of 83% and 98% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.5/10

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim in the leading role, the war action drama follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley and Afghan interpreter Ahmed who risks everything he has to save the former’s life.

When Kinley finds out that Ahmed and his family weren’t allowed to go back to the US safely, he decides it’s time to repay his debt and makes an attempt to retrieve them from the war zone until they’re caught by the Taliban.

‘Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels’ (1998)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels has scores of 75% and 83% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8.1/10

Guy Ritchie’s extremely successful directorial debut, the movie stars Jason Statham and many more as a group of longtime friends and small-time London criminals who give away everything they have for a high-stakes poker game against local crime boss Hatchet Harry.

When the latter wins and threatens to take even more from them if they don’t pay the debt, the gang embarks on a risky theft which puts them into even more trouble.

‘The Gentlemen’ (2019)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Gentlemen has scores of 75% and 84% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.8/10

Ritchie’s hit crime comedy drama follows Matthew McConaughey’s Mickey Pearson, an American expatriate who became rich and pretty famous thanks to his marijuana empire based in London.

When a rumour starts spreading about Mickey’s intention to get out of the risky business, he suddenly becomes a target of numerous plots and schemes from those who want to take all the control over Mickey’s profitable empire.

‘Sherlock Holmes’ (2009)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Sherlock Holmes holds scores of 70% and 77% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.6/10

Based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s collection of stories, the movie stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson who successfully solve yet another mystery and track down Lord Blackwood, the culprit in a series of horrifying murders that shook London.

However, Blackwood’s evil intentions might be stronger than the death itself, with him seemingly rising up from the dead to play another trick on Holmes and Watson.

‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ (2015)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. keeps scores of 68% and 73% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.2/10

Set at the time of the Cold War’s climax, the adventure comedy follows Henry Cavill’s CIA agent Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer’s KGB agent Illya Kuryakin who, despite plotting against each other before, now have to collaborate to stop the imminent chaos that a mysterious criminal organisation plans to bring with the use of nuclear weapons.

‘Wrath of Man’ (2021)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Wrath of Man has scores of 68% and 90% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.1/10

Guy Ritchie’s fourth collaboration with Jason Statham, the action thriller movie follows the actor’s mysterious new cash truck security guard nicknamed H who shocks his co-workers when he prevents a major robbery thanks to his obviously professional skills.

While the rest of the crew tries to find out where their new colleague came from and what secrets his past hides, the marksman makes his next move towards a long and dangerous chase.

‘The Gentlemen’ (2024 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Gentlemen holds scores of 75% and 84% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show is rated 8/10

Based on Ritchie’s 2019 hit movie of the same name, the show follows Theo James’ Edward "Eddie" Horniman, the 14th Duke of Halstead and a former Army captain who inherits a family estate only to find out that the house has long served as the base of an enormous weed empire.

What makes it all even worse, the owners of this business aren’t planning to leave the place anyway.