According to a recent poll, John Wick took the top spot as the best Keanu Reeves movie. The 2014 film was a smash hit, praised for its slick action sequences and Reeves' intense and brooding portrayal of the titular hitman. Following closely behind was The Matrix, the iconic sci-fi thriller that revolutionized special effects and cemented Reeves' status as a Hollywood heavyweight.
Other notable films in the ranking include 1991's Point Break, where Reeves played an FBI agent tasked with taking down a gang of surfers turned bank robbers, and the romantic drama Sweet November, where he starred alongside Charlize Theron.
No matter which movie fans voted for, it's clear that Keanu Reeves' talent and charisma have made a lasting impression on audiences for decades.
#1 John Wick
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- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Character: Jardani Jovanovich / John "The Boogeyman" Wick
Legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) retired from his violent career after marrying the love of his life. Her sudden death leaves John in deep mourning. When sadistic mobster Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) and his thugs steal John's prized car and kill the puppy that was a last gift from his wife, John unleashes the remorseless killing machine within and seeks vengeance. Meanwhile, Iosef's father (Michael Nyqvist) -- John's former colleague -- puts a huge bounty on John's head.
#2 The Matrix
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- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Character: Thomas Anderson / Neo
Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive p considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.
#3 Point Break
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- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Character: FBI Agent Johnny Utah
After a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, with the crooks donning masks of various former presidents, a federal agent, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), infiltrates the suspected gang. But this is no ordinary group of robbers. They're surfers -- led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) -- who are addicted to the rush of thievery. But when Utah falls in love with a female surfer, Tyler (Lori Petty), who is close to the gang, it complicates his sense of duty.
#4 John Wick: Chapter 2
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- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Character: Jardani Jovanovich / John "The Boogeyman" Wick
Retired super-assassin John Wick's plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D'Antonio shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston, kingpin of the secret assassin society The Continental, to respect the organization's ancient code, Wick reluctantly accepts the assignment to travel to Rome to take out D'Antonio's sister, the ruthless capo atop the Italian Camorra crime syndicate.
#5 Constantine
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- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Character: John Constantine
As a suicide survivor, demon hunter John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has literally been to hell and back -- and he knows that when he dies, he's got a one-way ticket to Satan's realm unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God's stairway to heaven. While helping policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) investigate her identical twin's apparent suicide, Constantine becomes caught up in a supernatural plot involving both demonic and angelic forces. Based on the DC/Vertigo "Hellblazer" comics.
#6 Speed
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- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Jan de Bont
Character: Officer Jack Traven
Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) anger retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to p out how Payne is monitoring them.
#7 The Devil's Advocate
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- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Character: Kevin Lomax
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) accepts a high-powered position at a New York law firm headed by legal shark John Milton (Al Pacino). As Kevin moves up in the firm's ranks, his wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), has several frightening, mystical experiences that begin to warp her sense of reality. With the stakes getting higher with each case, Kevin quickly learns that his mentor is planning a far greater evil than simply winning without scruples.
#8 John Wick: Chapter 4
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- Released: 2023
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hitman John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.
#9 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
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- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Stephen Herek
Character: Ted "Theodore" Logan
Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are high school buddies starting a band. However, they are about to fail their history class, which means Ted would be sent to military school. They receive help from Rufus (George Carlin), a traveler from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important ps to help them complete their final history presentation.
#10 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
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- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Character: Jardani Jovanovich / John "The Boogeyman" Wick
After gunning down a member of the High Table -- the shadowy international assassin's guild -- legendary hitman John Wick finds himself stripped of the organization's protective services. Now stuck with a $14 million bounty on his head, Wick must fight his way through the streets of New York as he becomes the target of the world's most ruthless killers.
#11 The Replacements
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- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Howard Deutch
Character: Shane Falco
It's late in the season; the playoffs are fast approaching; and the Washington Sentinels have just gone on strike. Scrambling for a solution, the Sentinels' owner Edward O'Neil hatches a plan to bring in legendary coach Jimmy McGinty to recruit a team of replacement players in exactly one week. For fans and owners alike, the strike is a disaster. But for Shane Falco and a mismatched crew of outsiders, it is the second chance they've waited their whole lives for.
#12 Replicas
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- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Character: Will Foster
Neuroscientist William Foster is on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, Foster recruits a fellow scientist to secretly help clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of his four family members, he makes a decision that holds fateful consequences.
#13 The Matrix Reloaded
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- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Character: Thomas Anderson / Neo
Freedom fighters Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construct of The Matrix and Neo's pivotal role in the fate of mankind.