The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an action spy film directed by Guy Ritchie. Armie Hammer stars as Illya Kuryakin, a KGB agent who teams up with an American CIA agent to stop a criminal organization from acquiring nuclear weapons. The movie is set in the 1960s and pays homage to the classic spy films of that era. Hammer's portrayal of Kuryakin received positive reviews for his chemistry with co-star Henry Cavill.