Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Practical Effects
Keanu trained for months; every reload is real.
Director
Chad Stahelski
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keanu Reeves performed roughly 90% of his own stunts after training with Navy SEALs for four months. The 'gun-fu' style was directly inspired by Hong Kong action cinema and the directors' own stunt work on The Matrix.
This film single-handedly resurrected Keanu's action career and spawned an entire cinematic universe—'John Wick' became shorthand for hyper-competent assassin cinema, influencing everything from Atomic Blonde to Nobody.
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