John Wick
Seen it?2014 | 101 min | Action, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Our take: A lean revenge thriller that reset the bar for choreographed action and launched a franchise.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved John Wick: Chapter 2 or Nobody, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$86 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 939K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chad Stahelski
- Keanu ReevesJohn Wick
- Michael NyqvistViggo Tarasov
- Alfie AllenIosef Tarasov
- Willem DafoeMarcus
- Dean WintersAvi
- Adrianne PalickiMs. Perkins
- Omer BarneaGregori
- Toby Leonard MooreVictor
- Daniel BernhardtKirill
- Bridget MoynahanHelen