The Best Keanu Reeves Movies, Ranked By Critics’ Scores

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From The Matrix to the John Wick film franchise, these films starring Keanu Reeves garnered the highest combined Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.

Key Facts

Keanu Reeves’ Top 10 Films

1. Toy Story 4 (2019): 97% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic

The fourth installment in the Toy Story animated film series, Reeves voices Duke Caboom, a daredevil toy who can’t actually do the stunts advertised in toy commercials. Toy Story 4 follows the toys as they go on a road trip with their owner Bonnie and newly introduced character Forky. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

2. Parenthood (1989): 92% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic

Also starring Steve Martin, Mary Steenbergen and Dianne West, Parenthood follows three siblings as they raise their children and inspired two series adaptations on NBC.

3. Speed (1994): 95% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic

Reeves stars as a Los Angeles police officer who must save passengers on a bus armed with a bomb that will explode if it goes less than 50 miles per hour. A sequel was released to negative reviews three years later, though Reeves did not reprise his role.

4. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023): 94% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic

The fourth film in the John Wick series, Reeves stars as the titular character, a professional hitman, who seeks to defeat The High Table, the authority of the underworld. The film was a box office hit and has grossed more than $406 worldwide.

5. Much Ado About Nothing (1993): 90% Rotten Tomatoes, 80% Metacritic

A romantic comedy based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, Much Ado About Nothing stars Reeves as Don John, the evil brother of Denzel Washington’s Don Pedro. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film also stars Branagh alongside Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard and Kate Beckinsale.

6. Dangerous Liaisons (1988): 94% Rotten Tomatoes, 74% Metacritic

Reeves stars in period drama Dangerous Liaisons as Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny, one of several victims of the schemes of aristocrats Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont (John Malkovich). The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.

7. (tie) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017): 89% Rotten Tomatoes, 75% Metacritic

The second John Wick film follows Reeves as the title character on a mission in Rome. The film made twice as much as the original at the box office, grossing $174 million worldwide.

7. (tie) John Wick (2014): 86% Rotten Tomatoes, 68% Metacritic

The first John Wick film stars Reeves as a famed hitman who is forced out of retirement to seek revenge on the men who kill his puppy, a gift from his deceased wife. The film exceeded expectations at the box office, which were low due to a string of commercial flops for Reeves, grossing $86 million worldwide.

9. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019): 89% Rotten Tomatoes, 73% Metacritic

In the third John Wick installment, the title character is on the run from other hitmen after a bounty is placed on his head for murder. The film grossed $328 million worldwide.

10. (tie) River’s Edge (1987): 88% Rotten Tomatoes, 73% Metacritic

Reeves stars as one of several teenagers in Northern California grappling with whether or not to inform police about their friend’s murder of his girlfriend. The film is partially inspired by the 1981 murder of Marcy Renee Conrad, in which witnesses of the body did not notify police for several days.

10. (tie) The Matrix (1999): 88% Rotten Tomatoes, 73% Metacritic

A classic sci-fi film about humanity being trapped in “the Matrix,” a simulated reality, The Matrix stars Reeves as hacker Neo who joins a rebellion to free humankind. The film won four Academy Awards and inspired a film series, also starring Reeves, though subsequent Matrix films were more poorly received than the original.

What Is Keanu Reeves’ Biggest Film?

Reeves’ highest-grossing film at the global box office is Toy Story 4 (2019), which grossed $1.07 billion. His biggest film as a leading actor is The Matrix Reloaded (2003), which grossed $741 million globally.

Key Background

The Rotten Tomatoes critics score, known as the Tomatometer, is the percentage of critics who have given the film a positive review. A movie with at least 60% positive reviews is given a fresh tomato, while those with a score of less than 60% are given a splat. Metacritic calculates a weighted average of critics’ reviews, assigning different weights to each critic and publication depending on importance or quality. Scores are displayed in green, yellow or red—indicating favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews—and films with a score of at least 81% are designated as “must-see.” Both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic track user ratings and allow users to write reviews, though these are displayed separately from critics’ scores.

Further Reading

All Keanu Reeves Movies Ranked (Rotten Tomatoes)

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Blazes Past $400M Global Box Office (Deadline)