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John Wick

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
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Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe, John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane, Michael Nyqvist, and Alfie Allen in John Wick (2014)
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who took everything from him.
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An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
606K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
471
37
  • Directors
    • Chad Stahelski
    • David Leitch(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Derek Kolstad
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Michael Nyqvist
    • Alfie Allen
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Chad Stahelski
    • David Leitch(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Derek Kolstad
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Michael Nyqvist
    • Alfie Allen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 465Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos24

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    Featurette 4:19
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    Keanu Reeves in John Wick (2014)

    Top cast

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    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • John Wickas John Wick
    Michael Nyqvist
    Michael Nyqvist
    • Viggo Tarasovas Viggo Tarasov
    Alfie Allen
    Alfie Allen
    • Iosef Tarasovas Iosef Tarasov
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Marcusas Marcus
    Dean Winters
    Dean Winters
    • Avias Avi
    Adrianne Palicki
    Adrianne Palicki
    • Ms. Perkinsas Ms. Perkins
    Omer Barnea
    Omer Barnea
    • Gregorias Gregori
    Toby Leonard Moore
    Toby Leonard Moore
    • Victoras Victor
    Daniel Bernhardt
    Daniel Bernhardt
    • Kirillas Kirill
    Bridget Moynahan
    Bridget Moynahan
    • Helenas Helen
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Aurelioas Aurelio
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Winstonas Winston
    Bridget Regan
    Bridget Regan
    • Addyas Addy
    Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick
    • Hotel Manageras Hotel Manager…
    Keith Jardine
    Keith Jardine
    • Kuzmaas Kuzma
    Tait Fletcher
    Tait Fletcher
    • Nicholaias Nicholai
    Kazy Tauginas
    Kazy Tauginas
    • Ivanas Ivan
    • (as Kazimieras Tauginas)
    Alexander Frekey
    • Alexanderas Alexander
    • Directors
      • Chad Stahelski
      • David Leitch(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Derek Kolstad
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    With the untimely death of his beloved wife still bitter in his mouth, John Wick, the expert former assassin, receives one final gift from her--a precious keepsake to help John find a new meaning in life now that she is gone. But when the arrogant Russian mob prince, Iosef Tarasov, and his men pay Wick a rather unwelcome visit to rob him of his prized 1969 Mustang and his wife's present, the legendary hitman will be forced to unearth his meticulously concealed identity. Blind with revenge, John will immediately unleash a carefully orchestrated maelstrom of destruction against the sophisticated kingpin, Viggo Tarasov, and his family, who are fully aware of his lethal capacity. Now, only blood can quench the boogeyman's thirst for retribution. —Nick Riganas
    • one man army
    • vengeance
    • revenge
    • professional killer
    • professional assassin
    • 307 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Don't Set Him Off!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Keanu Reeves, he did 90% of his own stunts in the film.
    • Goofs
      Russian Orthodox Churches do not have benches inside. When John is walking into Little Russia Church, he is actually walking into a Catholic church.
    • Quotes

      Viggo Tarasov: I heard you struck my son.

      Aurelio: Yes, sir, I did.

      Viggo Tarasov: And may I ask why?

      Aurelio: Yeah, well, because he stole John Wick's car, sir, and, uh, killed his dog.

      Viggo Tarasov: [pause] Oh.

    • Connections
      Edited into Honest Trailers: John Wick (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Get Money
      Written by Jason Paul Thibeau, Roy Whitney Anthony and Benjamin Smith

      Performed by Jason Paul Thibeau (as T-Bo) featuring Bengie B

      Courtesy of Firecracker Entertainment & Off The Heezy Entertainment

      By special arrangement with Paragon Film Music, LLC

    User reviews1.3K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Keanu Brings a quiet believability to this action throwback
    John Wick had been out awhile and at first I had little interest in seeing it as, for me, Keanu Reeves is generally whatever the opposite of a selling point is. However I kept hearing about how this was a bit of a throw back of an action movie and upon reading the connection between the director and Keanu, I thought I would have to put aside my preconceived notions and give this movie a shot.

    The movie had two ex-stunt men (one of which was Keanu Reeves' former stunt double) helming this film. This resulted in a lot of practical effects instead of heavy reliance on green screen. Also familiarity with Reeves likely left the directors with a base knowledge with how far they could push the star. This left the film's action scenes clean, realistic, to the point, and a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

    If I was going to break down the film's format, well it is of the "semi-generic Punisher type, ex bad ass comes out of retirement to take on other bad asses" type variety. It was 75% Japanese yakuza film, 20% Film Noir, and 5% video game. One stylistic element that jumped out at me right away was the choice to go with a narrow scope of field for focus. At first I thought maybe this was the projector in the theater but then I realized it was a choice made for the film. Normally this would annoy me slightly, and I suppose still did, as I am a big fan of depth of field, mise–en–scènes set ups (Citizen Kane is one of my favorite films). I came to terms with the stylistic choice made for this film as it reminded me so much of Eastern influences, in this case it was reminiscent of Zen ink and brush compositions, where the sharpness lies in where the brush first touches down and the edges disappear into an almost mist like effect.

    While Keanu sold the action pieces well, he wasn't asked to do too much to stretch his stoic emotional range, which is just what the film required. He was pretty much perfect for this part if I had been for some reason been asked to recast this film, I would be hard pressed to find a better fit. This would have been right up Jason Statham's alley, however there is nothing more he could have added to it. There was something quietly instance about Reeves that made you feel that he was one not to be trifled with. Statham will always remind me of the character he played in Snatch, which was not at all overly menacing or intimidating. Rather, if I had my choice of an alternative, I would delve further into the Japanese gangster genre and extract Chow Yun-fat. Reeves was 49 in this film and still convincing as an ass kicker. Chow Yun-fat would have been ten years older, but that would have further added to the realism of a retired hit man that is unwillingly dragged back into the 'business'.

    Speaking of performances, this film was full of great character actors from the action genre and otherwise. One of these performances that I was not overly fond of was that of Alfie Allen. You probably know him as the dickless Theon Greyjoy. He worked in the part in that he was highly unlikable, however I was not sure which accent he was trying to commit to. This brings me to another flaw of the film. Many of the baddies simply did not measure up to be worthy of the John Wick challenge. A spoiled brat son of a crime boss nor the crime boss himself, an old man that the film gave no hint as to any physical prowess until the anticlimactic final battle gave any feeling that the fight would go any other direction except to a single minded John Wick killing stroke.

    I highly recommend this film if you are a fan of good action. This easily ranks as one of the pure action movies of 2014. Judged as just a movie, it is simple in story structure, but what it does it does very well.

    Blarv Score out of 10: 8.8
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Sát Thủ John Wick
    • Filming locations
      • Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Thunder Road Pictures
      • 87Eleven
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,037,835
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,415,922
      • Oct 26, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $86,081,711
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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