All the films of Keanu Reeves from the worst to the best

It seems that the current era can be named after Keanu Reeves: after all, now he is an actor, an idol of young people, and a real meme. It is worth clarifying in advance that not all films in this rating are good enough, but even in the most disastrous pictures, Reeves gives everything to the end. Keanu is incredibly prolific: several films with his participation are released a year (which made it difficult for us to compile this huge list).

Reeves has been capturing audiences for so long because he's a special kind of movie star. Keanu is a chameleon among the actors, but he still remains unique. His performance is unlike anyone else's — the reason why he deserves a separate rating for his filmography.

There are well-known pictures that have made Keanu one of the most popular movie stars. For example, "The Matrix" and "Speed" are the pearls of his acting career. But Reeves reveals himself even more in paintings where he is allowed to be sensitive, vulnerable and open. This is his world, and we want to tell you a little more about it.

"Reproduction"

No one deserves what the hero Keanu went through.

"Three in New York"

A little bit about sex, drugs and the millennial generation, or rather about their superficial thinking.

"Last night"

It's funny to see Reeves play a high school student who travels around Los Angeles to find out what happened at the prom. But the number of racist stereotypes in the plot explains why this comedy is now almost forgotten.

"The Observer"

This thriller was one of the main mistakes of Reeves, who got the role of a sadistic serial killer villain. But, as reported, he did not agree to work voluntarily: he was forced to act in the film after his friend forged a signature in the contract.

"The Little Buddha"

The disgusting image of the Buddha performed by Reeves (with a brown face and an Indian ornament) makes the spiritual epic of Bernardo Bertolucci unbearable to watch.

"47 ronins"

Keanu Reeves loves good martial arts movies, but this is not one of them.

"Daughter of God"

There are versions of what was supposed to be presented in the film: an intimate Dominican drama that faces the problems of police brutality and mass incarceration. But after aggressive studio intervention, the picture was transformed into an action movie with small roles, in which Reeves ' character became the leading character. Well, after that, director Ji Malik Linton completely abandoned his tape.

"Even cowgirls are sad sometimes"

Gus Van Sant's subsequent actions in relation to the film "My Personal State of Idaho" are as disorderly as the role of Uma Thurman in this picture.

At one point, Reeves irritably shouts "What the fuck?" to himself. And we are together with him.

"Stand-ins"

This sports comedy with a tendency to misogyny did not take root.

"Johnny Mnemonic"

In fact, in the 1990s, no one understood how the Internet works.

"Feeling Minnesota"

A little bit of a real gangster novel and an early Tarantino.

"Kings of the Streets"

David Eyre's thriller about corruption in the LAPD.

"Much ado about nothing"

Reeves makes a terrible mistake in a boring adaptation of Shakespeare.

"Flight"

In this gymnastics film, there is a scene with an aesthetic video of Jane Fonda's workouts, in which 21-year-old Keanu Reeves even sings.

"Suicide"

Reeves plays a small role as a friend of Beat Generation author and poet Neil Cassidy, and that's all we can tell you, because we forgot this movie five minutes after watching it.

"The Prince of Pennsylvania"

Reeves ' early career is largely defined by the roles of bad guys who are indistinguishable from each other, with the exception of "The Prince of Pennsylvania". In this film, he also wears shoulder-length hair, and paints a shaved temple.

Watch for the sake of an impressive cast and an intriguing plot, feel like you want to quit smoking, and eventually fall in love with Rachel Weisz and Reeves, who behave like an old married couple.

"Professional"

Just watch another John Wick.

"Young Blood"

In this hockey comedy starring Rob Lo, keep an eye on Keanu Reeves and his baby face.

"Hardball"

"Hardball" is another standard sports comedy in the work of Reeves with a wonderful highlight in the form of a teenager Michael B. Jordan.

"Sweet November"

This is a novel by John Green before the novels of John Green appeared.

"Gift"

This supernatural thriller by Sam Raimi will never shoot again, but it's always interesting to watch Reeves discover new roles. Here he is a husband accused of murder.

"To the bone"

As a therapist helping a young girl suffering from anorexia, Reeves is not very interesting. Especially since he played a similar role earlier in a more interesting film.

"Bad party"

Reeves from the 1970s plays the charismatic leader of a cult called "The Dream".

"Neon Demon"

A rare chance for Reeves to play a minor role better than the main characters, although he constantly argued with the director of the picture, Nicholas Refn.

Strangers pretending to be married only to fall in love with each other create one of the most stupid romantic plots.

"The Day the Earth stopped"

Of course, this sci-fi remake exists in the light of shame, but no one can question the role of the mysterious alien Reeves.

"The house by the lake"

Try not to question the logic of this high-concept novel, which reunites Reeves with his partner in" Speed " Sandra Bullock.

"Only the truth"

It is very noteworthy that the film, the plot of which develops almost entirely in the courtroom, does not become boring.

"The criminal chip from Henry"

Keanu, thank you for the modern Chekhov.

"I love you to death"

Perhaps this role is the complete opposite of John Wick. Reeves plays an assassin too incompetent to complete the job in a Lawrence Kasdan farce.

"Dracula"

Francis Ford Coppola's period horror is infamous for Reeves ' British accent (which isn't really as bad as everyone thinks), but he gets bonus points for the way he played Keanu.

"The Devil's Advocate"

Al Pacino is Satan, what else can I add?

"Dangerous connections"

Fit into the ranks of such movie stars as Glenn Close and John Malkovich is not the easiest task, and yet Reeves ' vulnerability played a role in the power struggle between ruthless aristocrats.

It's a real crime that Reeves no longer plays romantic roles, and after all, he is in great shape, like a cashier who cares for Robin Wright.

"How to marry a bachelor"

This romantic comedy has received a lot of publicity in the yellow press with various wedding rumors, but it's very nice to watch Reeves and Winona Ryder and their quarrels for 90 minutes.

"Bad habit"

In Mike Mills ' debut film, Reeves combines wisdom and constant calm as an orthodontist treating a teenager, and delivers a hopeful monologue with a heaped idea: "The trick is to live without answers."

"Toy Story 4"

Who, besides the greatest Canadian in the world, can give a voice to the best stuntman in Canada?

"On the crest of a wave"

Johnny Utah: He fights crime and surfs with Patrick Swayze-usually with homoerotic overtones.

"On the river bank"

A disturbing story about troubled youth: "On the Riverbank" shocked and discouraged the audience in 1987, while Reeves, in his first leading role, demonstrates a terrifying immorality that has become a rarity in his long career.

"Love by the rules and without"

Contrary to popular belief, "Love by the rules and without" is actually a horror, not a romantic comedy, and this is the only reason why Diane Keaton leaves the hot doctor Keanu Reeves for Jack Nicholson.

"Eternal Song"

Like the film "On the Riverbank", "Eternal Song" is an exception in the actor's career: it is an emotional representation of how a teenager is struggling with the death of his best friend.

"You are my doubt"

A romantic comedy creates a terrifying picture in our minds: Keanu Reeves is a real scumbag. The 15-minute cameo of the actor (rather, his selfish version) is so memorable because it plays with our perception. After all, we are all used to seeing Keanu completely different.

"The Master of Tai Chi" is Reeves ' first film and his shame, because this picture is madness. A millionaire maniac (played by Keanu) recruited a tai chi fighter for a secret operation. Reeves has great respect for martial arts films: beautiful choreographed episodes shot in long takes, with an authentic representation of the many fighting styles that he demonstrates. It allows the action (of which there are a lot) to speak for itself.

"Konstantin: The Lord of Darkness"

The unsuccessful DC comics adaptation with Reeves in the role of a killer demon is in dire need of a critical reassessment. Of course, the graphics of Keanu's character are not very well developed and do not quite correspond to the source material, but this is one of the most terrible studies of loneliness in the actor's career. When Reeves wanders through the burning wasteland of hell, he looks as if he is satisfied with his fate.

"Parents"

Ron Howard's comedy has a subtle portrayal of masculinity. Tod, played by Reeves, is an excited guy with no particular ambitions, but he defies the expectations of his girlfriend and her family. Trying on the role of a father for the youngest son of the family, he knows all too well what a cruel family patriarchy can do to a boy: "We need a license to get a dog or drive a car. Hell, you need a license even to fish. But they allow any bastard to become a father, " he says, before returning to the stupid teenager mode.

"Speed"

Keanu Reeves has a strange quality. The movements of his body, the rhythm of his voice suggest that another being lives inside him. And this something is not quite used to its human shell. However, his character in" Speed " blocks this essence of Reeves. Jack Treven is an ordinary person. Fortunately, the character of Keanu in the picture is too simple for him, because he copes with roles of higher complexity.

"John Wick", "John Wick 2" And "John Wick 3"

Even in hell, there is less rage than in the despised Reeves. The story of a retired contract killer who does everything possible to avenge his murdered dog has found a response in the hearts of many. The first "John Wick" was an unexpected hit, spawned two sequels and one of the future TV shows, and Reeves again became an action star. In the words of Baba Yaga (fans of the film will understand): "Yes, I think he's back."

"Turbidity"

The future depicted in Richard Linklater's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's book does not look so far away. The war on drugs has been lost, an undercover agent (Reeves himself) infiltrates a community of drug addicts hooked on a hallucinatory substance, only to lose his identity. But after that, he himself becomes addicted. Reeves is destructive: thanks to animation, he moves imperceptibly from one frame to another. While his character is in a psychotropic prison under the influence of drugs, the aesthetics of the film becomes more gloomy. For the audience, this is the same hypnotic action as for the characters in the picture.

"The incredible adventures of Bill and Ted", "The New adventures of Bill and Ted"

Bill S. Preston and his best friend Ted are two idiots with hearts of gold. Their exciting adventures in time, the afterlife and hell itself sealed these two films under the label of cult classics. Since then, Reeves has moved on to darker and more serious films, but Ted was and always will be one of his defining characters. This does not mean that he wants to get rid of this role: the third film about Bill and Ted is already ready.

"Matrix", "Matrix: Reboot" and "Matrix: Revolution"

When we think of Keanu Reeves, we think of Neo. When the Chosen One was destined to wake the world from simulated slavery, Neo was born great, reached the right level of power and put his power on the world. "The Matrix" became a revolutionary film in many ways, and although its sequels do not have the same reputation, since then the influence of the picture has been felt in science fiction films and action films.

"My personal state of Idaho"

The restrained lines and actions that make up the bulk of Reeves ' career are often mistakenly characterized as wooden or lifeless. But this is all part of the charm: it is impossible to judge it, because this riddle needs to be deciphered first. With the dreary and beautiful "My Personal State of Idaho" by Gus Van Sant, Reeves is at the peak of his power as Scott, the son of the mayor of Portland, who wants to possess the body of Mike performed by River Phoenix. Scott is impenetrable, but even more mysterious when we try to understand his motives. The suffering of Reeves and his throwing looks heartbreaking.