Summary
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 75Audiences 76GoodWatch 75
Box office
4.3×its budget
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $172 M
Worldwide it earned $132 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for action movies, +14 min on the typical 108
typical 108122Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 62 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+52
Released
2017
February 8, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewItalianRussianMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
67 people
Keanu ReevesJohn Wick
CommonCassian
Laurence FishburneBowery King
Riccardo ScamarcioSantino D'Antonio
Ruby RoseAres
Lance ReddickCharon
Peter StormareAbram Tarasov
Bridget MoynahanHelen Wick
Franco NeroJulius
John LeguizamoAurelio
Ian McShaneWinston Scott
Claudia GeriniGianna D'Antonio
Wass StevensConsiglieri
Tobias SegalEarl
Thomas SadoskiJimmy
Erik FrandsenNumismatic
David Patrick KellyCharlie
Perry YungDoctor
Youma DiakiteLucia
Peter SerafinowiczSommelier
Luca MoscaItalian Tailor
Midori NakamuraSeamstress
Mario DonatoneCardinal
Giorgio CarminatiPriest
Directing · 10
- Chad Stahelski Director, Executive Producer
- Darrin Prescott Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- John R. Saunders First Assistant Director
- Jeremy Marks Second Assistant Director
- Shane B. Scott Script Supervisor
- Luigi Spoletini First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Derek Kolstad Characters, Writer
Production · 29
- David Leitch Executive Producer
- Robert Bernacchi Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Kevin Scott Frakes Executive Producer
- Jeff G. Waxman Executive Producer
- Vishal Rungta Executive Producer
- Long Qiuyun Executive Producer
Camera · 26
- Dan Laustsen Director of Photography
- Daniele Massaccesi Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- Fraser Taggart Additional Director of Photography
- Duane 'DC' Manwiller Second Unit Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- John Keating Grip
- Mark Schmidt Steadicam Operator
Editing · 3
- Evan Schiff Editor
- Rick Derby First Assistant Editor
- Chris Tonick First Assistant Editor
Sound · 17
- Tyler Bates Original Music Composer
- Joel J. Richard Original Music Composer
- Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
- Chris Navarro ADR Mixer
- John Houlihan Music Supervisor
- John T. Cucci Foley Artist
Art · 21
- Kevin Kavanaugh Production Design
- Aaron Becker Title Designer
- David Schlesinger Set Decoration
- Chris Shriver Art Direction
- Letizia Santucci Set Decoration
- Cristina Onori Supervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 30
- Luca Mosca Costume Design
- Stephen M. Kelley Makeup Department Head
- Susan Schectar Hairstylist
- Gillian Chandler Key Makeup Artist
- Sanja Milic Makeup Artist
- Kerrie Smith Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 12
- John Stewart Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mike F. Hedayati Visual Effects Supervisor
- Paul Linden Visual Effects Supervisor
- Glenn Melenhorst Visual Effects Coordinator
- R. Bruce Steinheimer Special Effects Supervisor
- Adam Pere Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 7
- Clay Liversidge Rigging Gaffer
- Bill Almeida Gaffer
- Francesco Zaccaria Gaffer
- Marco Sticchi Rigging Gaffer
- Craig Vaccaro Rigging Grip
- Michael A. McFadden Rigging Grip
Other crew · 67
- J.J. Perry Stunt Coordinator
- Jonathan Eusebio Stunt Coordinator
- Marc Désourdy Stunt Coordinator
- Claudio Pacifico Stunt Coordinator
- Daniel Bernhardt Stunts
- Gary Daniels Stunts
Tropes
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