John Wick (2014)

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.

Directors:

Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (uncredited)

Writer:

Derek Kolstad

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen

5 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	John Wick
Michael Nyqvist	...	Viggo Tarasov
Alfie Allen	...	Iosef Tarasov
Willem Dafoe	...	Marcus
Dean Winters	...	Avi
Adrianne Palicki	...	Ms. Perkins
Omer Barnea	...	Gregori
Toby Leonard Moore	...	Victor
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Kirill
Bridget Moynahan	...	Helen
John Leguizamo	...	Aurelio
Ian McShane	...	Winston
Bridget Regan	...	Addy
Lance Reddick	...	Hotel Manager / Charon
Keith Jardine	...	Kuzma

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

one man army | vengeance | revenge | professional killer | professional assassin | 

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Taglines:

John Wick isn't the Boogeyman... He's the guy you send to kill the f*cking Boogeyman.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

The security guard who waves Wick onto the airport runway is reading the 1970s thriller novel "Shibumi" by Rod Whitaker, under the pen name Trevanian, also about a retired master assassin dragged back into the game. The story Viggo tells about how Wick once killed three men "with a pencil" is describing a crucial scene from the same novel.

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Goofs

Around 29:55 John shoots one of the thugs through the glass of the staircase, leaving the glass shattered. In the next scene however the glass is unbroken.

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Quotes

Marcus: You look terrible.
John Wick: No, I look retired.

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Connections

Referenced in Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Gray Star Mutual (2018)

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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 Reviews

Best action movie this year, none stop never misses a shot literally.

He never misses, he is literally unstoppable.... He's got a particular set of skills that would make Liam Neeson look like a catholic priest... Did I mention he shoots a priest in the leg? This action movie was "perfect"..... Is it in the realm of the best subjective movies of all time, Godfather, Shawshank or The Dark Knight? Well no but in terms of the genre it's self? I'm giving it a perfect 5 out of 5 Stars... Hell continuity was even good, the dialog was sound and had moments of humor at every beat, and Keanu actually shows some range... Yeah you heard that right, raaaaange.... Not only that Mr. Wick even takes time to reload again everything just worked perfectly with this movie... I don't have anything to nitpick... The supporting cast was even good, this is a perfect fun action movie.... Dammit I gotta see this again. Remember children when the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for John %^$% Wick...

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK China

Language:

English Russian Hungarian

Release Date:

24 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Wick

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,415,922, 26 October 2014

Gross USA:

$43,037,835

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$86,081,711

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures, 87Eleven

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 Dolby Atmos Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1