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John Wick
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2014 film directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch
"John Wick" is a 2014 action film directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch that follows a retired assassin drawn back into his violent past. The film gained attention for its stylish choreography and gun-fu sequences, helping to revitalize the action genre and establish the franchise that followed.
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7.5Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick
- Michael Nyqvist as Viggo Tarasov
- Alfie Allen as Iosef Tarasov
- Willem Dafoe as Marcus
- Dean Winters as Avi
- Adrianne Palicki as Ms. Perkins
Themes
- hitman
- bratva (russian mafia)
- gangster
- secret organization
- revenge
- murder
- dog
- retired
- widower
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
819,124 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Chad Stahelski
- Written by
- Derek Kolstad
- Produced by
- Basil Iwanyk David Leitch Eva Longoria Michael Witherill
- Starring
- Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Adrianne Palicki Bridget Moynahan Dean Winters Ian McShane John Leguizamo Willem Dafoe
- Cinematography
- Jonathan Sela
- Edited by
- Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
- Music by
- Tyler Bates Joel J. Richard
- Production companies
- Thunder Road Pictures 87Eleven Productions MJW Films DefyNite Films
- Distributed by
- Summit Entertainment
- Release date
- October 24, 2014 ( 2014-10-24 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20–30 million
- Box office
- $86 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 351657
- Official website
- www.johnwick.movie/film/john-wick
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- publication date
- 2014-11-13
- title
- John Wick
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 43037835
- social media followers
- 280284
- review score
- 68/100
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Article
John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. Keanu Reeves stars as John Wick, a legendary hitman who comes out of retirement to seek revenge against the men who killed his dog, a final gift from his recently deceased wife. The film also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe.
Kolstad's script drew on his interest in action, revenge, and neo noir films. The producer Basil Iwanyk purchased the rights for his first independent film production. Reeves, whose career was declining, liked the script and recommended that the experienced stunt choreographers Stahelski and David Leitch direct the action scenes; Stahelski and Leitch successfully lobbied to co-direct the project. Principal photography began in October 2013, on a $20–$30 million budget, and concluded that December. Stahelski and Leitch focused on long, highly choreographed single takes to convey action, eschewing the rapid cuts and close-up shots of contemporary action films.