Don't set him off.
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
ActionThrillerhitmanbratva (russian mafia)gangstersecret organizationrevengemurderdogretiredwidower
- Animal harm
- Graphic violence
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, resolved and effortless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
42 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- devontaeThe Thrill Chaser★★★★★
A movie that understands the assignment. Every fight is legible, every death has weight, and the dog thing is the best inciting incident since a kid got left home alone. Rewatched it three times this year.
Cast
- 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
Crew
- Chad StahelskiDirector
- Derek KolstadWriter
- Jonathan SelaDirector of Photography
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
- Joel J. RichardOriginal Music Composer
- Elísabet RonaldsdóttirEditor
- Mike WitherillProducer
- Basil IwanykProducer
- David LeitchProducer
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Pairings
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