Who doesn’t love Keanu Reeves?
For many years, the Toronto-raised actor has gained the hearts of many for kindness, robust work ethic and assorted profession that features huge blockbusters, comedy, romance, video video games and, even, reporting for the CBC.
His newest movie, John Wick: Chapter 4, is arguably his finest but, delivering a few of the most visceral, slick and well-shot motion in latest reminiscence. Whereas Reeves is about to make an look in subsequent 12 months’s John Wick spin-off, the Ana de Armas-led The Ballerina, his future with the sequence past that is still in query.
For now, although, we will no less than return to his older work. So, if you need extra Keanu in your life after Chapter 4, right here’s the place to observe a bunch of his most outstanding motion pictures in Canada (See right here for a John Wick-specific round-up).
Invoice & Ted trilogy
Reeves’ breakthrough function got here because the titular Ted in Invoice & Ted’s Wonderful Journey, a sci-fi comedy about two time-travelling dim-witted highschool college students. Alongside Alex Winter (Invoice), Reeves would return for 2 sequels.
Constantine
Whereas it acquired combined opinions upon its launch in 2005, this DC Comics adaptation has grow to be one thing of a cult movie ever since. In it, Reeves stars as John Constantine, a cynical exorcist with the power to journey between Earth and Hell. It’s value noting that Reeves and unique director Francis Lawrence have additionally been making an attempt to get a sequel made.
Sadly, Constantine isn’t on any subscription streaming service, so that you’ll need to lease or purchase the movie on PVOD platforms like iTunes and Google Play (beginning at $4.99).
The Satan’s Advocate
This supernatural horror movie stars Reeves as a lawyer who joins a significant agency solely to find that its proprietor, performed by Al Pacino, is definitely the Satan.
Stream The Satan’s Advocate on Netflix.
Man of Tai-Chi
Reeves’ directorial debut has him taking part in the antagonist on this story a couple of younger martial artist in an underground combating ring. Though it was a field workplace bomb, it did obtain pretty optimistic opinions for its motion.
Stream Man of Tai-Chi right here.
The Matrix sequence
Arguably Reeves’ most iconic function pre-Wick noticed him kung fu his means by means of the digital world to save lots of humanity from an AI.
Sadly, solely 2021’s The Matrix Resurrections — which noticed Reeves reunite with fellow Canadian Carrie-Anne Moss — is on a subscription streaming service: Crave. The unique trilogy — The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions — are solely out there to lease or buy on platforms like iTunes and Google Play, beginning at $4.99.
A lot Ado About Nothing
In Kenneth Branagh’s romantic comedy adaptation of the eponymous Shakespeare play, Reeves portrays Don John, the evil half-brother of Denzel Washington’s character, Don Pedro.
Stream A lot Ado About Nothing on Hoopla (free with supported library playing cards) and Tubi (free with advertisements).
My Personal Personal Idaho
A smaller and extra intimate film than many youthful audiences would possibly count on from the John Wick star, My Personal Personal Idaho stars Reeves as Scott, a younger man who travels together with his finest pal Mike (the late River Phoenix) to search out the latter’s mom.
Stream My Personal Personal Idaho on Amazon Prime Video and Crave (Starz membership required for each).
Level Break
On this iconic 1991 crime motion movie, Reeves performs an undercover FBI agent tasked with investigating a bunch of financial institution robbers, main him to develop a posh relationship with the ringleader (the late Patrick Swayze).
Sadly, Level Break isn’t on any subscription streaming service, so that you’ll need to lease or purchase the movie on PVOD platforms like iTunes and Google Play (beginning at $4.99).
Velocity
Pop quiz, hotshot: which high-octane 1994 motion film stars Reeves as an LAPD officer who’s making an attempt to save lots of a bus that’s rigged with a bomb that may detonate if it goes under 50 mph (80km)? Velocity, after all, which co-stars Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper. Enjoyable truth: it was additionally written by Reeves’ fellow Torontonian, Graham Yost.
Stream Velocity on Disney+.
Toy Story 4
We could be a little bit biased right here, however Reeves has arguably the very best function on this animated “fourquel” as Duke Caboom, a larger-than-life Canadian daredevil toy.
Stream Toy Story 4 on Disney+.
Naturally, that solely covers a few of Reeves’ prolonged filmography and doesn’t embrace TV appearances or online game roles. On the latter entrance, he performs Johnny Silverhand within the large RPG Cyberpunk 2077, a job he’s set to reprise in an enlargement, Phantom Liberty, releasing later this 12 months.
What are your favorite Keanu Reeves roles? Tell us within the feedback.
Moreover, right here’s the place to stream different non-John Wick motion motion pictures in Canada.
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