Every Keanu Reeves movie, ranked

Keanu Reeves in a suit and tie — Keanu Reeves.
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Keanu Reeves has starred in some of the most memorable movies of the last three decades.
He became a superstar thanks to movies like “Point Break,” “Speed,” “The Matrix,” and “John Wick.”
Here are all of Reeves’ movies, ranked according to critics.

Since coming on the scene in the mid-1980s as a fresh-faced kid from Canada, Keanu Reeves has redefined himself several times to become a Hollywood legend.

In the late ’80s, he was the heartthrob from hits like “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “Point Break,” and “Speed.” By the late ’90s, he became a major action star thanks to “The Matrix” franchise. By the 2010s, he’d forged a comeback with “John Wick.”

With over 60 film credits to his name, Reeves has done everything from rom-coms to dramas to action. But which title do critics love the most?

Here are all of Reeves’ movies, ranked from worst to best by critics’ scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

Libby Torres contributed to a previous version of this post.

In 2012, Reeves starred in the independent film “Generation Um…”

keanu reeves generation um — Phase 4 Films

Critic Score: 0%

Synopsis: After partying in New York City last night, John and his beautiful girlfriends, Mia and Violet, form an intimate bond as their deepest secrets from their past are revealed. Friendships are tested and compromises are made as these three friends prepare to do it all again tonight.

Reeves starred as a dedicated police detective in 2016’s “Exposed.”

keanu reeves exposed — Lionsgate Premiere

Critic Score: 8%

Synopsis: A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner’s death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.

In 2018’s “Replicas,” Reeves played a neuroscientist who violates laws of bioethics.

keanu reeves replica — Entertainment Studios

Critic Score: 9%

Synopsis: After a car accident kills his family, a daring synthetic biologist will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science.

Reeves played a serial killer in the 2000 thriller “The Watcher.”

keanu reeves the watcher — Universal Pictures

Critic Score: 11%

Synopsis: Joel Campbell is a police detective who has recently relocated to Chicago after spending eight frustrating years trying to track down a vicious serial killer who has been terrorizing Los Angeles. However, the slayer, David Allen Griffin, doesn’t want the game of cat and mouse to end. Even though he previously put his murderous activities on hold, Griffin has started murdering young women again — and is sending clues to Campbell, mailing him photos of his intended victims and urging Campbell to save them while he still can.

2018’s “Siberia” starred Reeves opposite Molly Ringwald.

Critic Score: 12%

Synopsis: American diamond merchant Lucas goes to Russia for a deal, but the deal starts to fall apart and his partner goes missing. Lucas soon becomes entangled in a relationship in Siberia with a Russian cafe owner, Katya. The love affair escalates along with the diamond trade world, and Lucas struggles to escape.

Reeves showed off his comedic chops in the 1988 film “The Prince of Pennsylvania.”

keanu reeves the prince of pennsylvania — Fine Line Features

Critics Score: 14%

Synopsis: Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the friendship between an old hippie woman and a depressive teenage punk rocker who feels like a pariah. The fun begins when the two conspire to kidnap the boy’s father in hopes of getting a hold of the family fortune.

Reeves starred with Charlize Theron in the 2001 rom-com “Sweet November.”

keanu reeves sweet november — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 15%

Synopsis: A workaholic tycoon meets a seemingly carefree woman who takes a new lover every month. She convinces him to spend a month with her so that she can help him overcome his unresolved emotional issues. After he falls in love with her, he discovers the reason behind her fear of commitment.

The 2013 period film “47 Ronin” starred Reeves as a half-Japanese, half-English samurai.

Critics Score: 16%

Synopsis: A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Reeves starred opposite Cameron Diaz in the 1996 rom-com “Feeling Minnesota.”

keanu reeves feeling minnesota — Fine Line Features

Critics Score: 16%

Synopsis: An ex-convict and his bumbling crook brother fight for the same woman.

Reeves had a small part in Gus Van Sant’s 1993 film “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.”

keanu reeves even cowgirls get the blues — Fine Line Features

Critics Score: 17%

Synopsis: Uma Thurman plays Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with very large thumbs who, after hitchhiking, finds herself with a collection of other eccentric characters.

Reeves played a machinist framed for murder in the 1996 film “Chain Reaction.”

keanu reeves chain reaction — 20th Century Fox

Critics Score: 18%

Synopsis: Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.

Reeves played a cyborg messenger in 1995’s “Johnny Mnemonic.”

keanu reeves johnny mnemonic — TriStar Pictures

Critics Score: 20%

Synopsis: A data courier literally carrying a data package inside his head must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.

The 2008 remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” featured Reeves as sentient alien Klaatu.

keanu reeves the day the earth stood still — 20th Century Fox

Critics Score: 21%

Synopsis: In this contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic, renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, played by Reeves.

2003’s “The Matrix Revolutions” featured Reeves as Neo.

The Matrix Revolutions Neo Keanu Reeves — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 33%

Synopsis: The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Reeves played a defense attorney in the 2016 thriller “The Whole Truth.”

keanu reeves the whole truth — Lionsgate

Critics Score: 35%

Synopsis: A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

Reeves reunited with his “Speed” costar Sandra Bullock in the 2006 romantic drama “The Lake House.”

keanu reeves the lake house — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 35%

Synopsis: A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it’s too late.

In 2015’s “Knock Knock,” Reeves played a man victimized by two scheming teenage girls.

keanu reeves knock knock — Lionsgate Premiere

Critics Score: 37%

Synopsis: When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

In the 2008 film “Street Kings,” Reeves played an LAPD detective.

keanu reeves street kings — Fox Searchlight Pictures

Critics Score: 37%

Synopsis: An undercover cop, disillusioned by the recent murder of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

Reeves played a washed-up quarterback in 2000 sports comedy “The Replacements.”

Critics Score: 41%

Synopsis: The 1987 National Football League players’ strike inspired this sports-themed comedy. The Washington Sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football — until contract negotiations break down and the Sentinels go on strike. Determined to play the team’s schedule, owner Edward O’Neil recruits a ragtag band of scab players to be headed up and whipped into shape by the retired veteran coach Jimmy McGinty.

In “Hardball,” Reeves played a down-and-out gambler who’s forced to coach a Little League team.

keanu reeves hardball — Paramount Pictures

Critics Score: 42%

Synopsis: Keanu Reeves stars as Conor O’Neill, an underachiever and inveterate sports gambler who needs a bailout loan from a friend to pay off his mounting debt. As a condition for receiving the necessary funds, Conor is saddled with coaching a corporate-sponsored Little League baseball team for underprivileged youth in Chicago’s notorious Cabrini Green housing project.

Reeves played a toll collector-turned-bank robber in the 2010 film “Henry’s Crime.”

keanu reeves henry's crime — Moving Pictures Film and Television/Maitland Primrose Group

Critics Score: 43%

Synopsis: Released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.

2017’s “The Bad Batch” saw Reeves play the cult-like leader of a mythical town.

Critics Score: 45%

Synopsis: Arlen, one of thousands of Americans deemed unacceptable to society, is unceremoniously dumped into a hostile desert wasteland fenced off from civilized society. While wandering in her desert exile, she is captured by a savage band of cannibals and quickly realizes she’ll have to fight for her very existence in this human-eat-human world.

Reeves starred in the 1995 romantic drama “A Walk in the Clouds.”

keanu reeves a walk in the clouds — 20th Century Fox

Critics Score: 46%

Synopsis: Veteran Paul Sutton is having difficulty forgetting the recent horrors of WWII, and his self-absorbed wife isn’t helping matters. One day, Paul meets a distraught pregnant woman whose boyfriend has abandoned her. To help out, Paul poses as her husband for her family and finds himself in a difficult situation.

Keanu put his past experience as a hockey player to use in 1986’s “Youngblood.”

keanu reeves youngblood — Blueline Productions/MGM

Critics Score: 44%

Synopsis: A 17-year-old farm boy is offered an ice hockey tryout. His brother drives him to Canada. He has fast legs, slow fists, but is chosen. Will he learn to use his fists and play ice hockey the Canuck way? Will he get the coach’s cute daughter?

Reeves played an occult detective in the 2005 film “Constantine.”

Critics Score: 46%

Synopsis: Supernatural detective John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister’s death was not a suicide, but something more.

1988’s “Permanent Record” saw Keanu played a man whose best friend commits suicide.

keanu reeves permanent record — Paramount Pictures

Critics Score: 47%

Synopsis: High school student Alan Boyce has it all: looks, charm, popularity, excellent grades, a promising future. So why does Boyce abruptly commit suicide? As the shock waves of the boy’s death reverberate through the halls of his school, the other students — particularly Boyce’s best friend, played by Reeves — ask themselves if they, too, are capable of self-destruction.

Reeves reunited with his “Dracula” costar Winona Ryder in the 2018 rom-com “Destination Wedding.”

keanu reeves destination wedding — Regatta

Critics Score: 51%

Synopsis: The story of two miserable and unpleasant wedding guests, Lindsay and Frank, who develop a mutual affection despite themselves.

Reeves played a radio station employee who falls in love with a coworker in 1990’s “Tune in Tomorrow….”

Critics Score: 55%

Synopsis: In New Orleans circa 1951, a news writer for a local radio station, Martin Loader, meets and falls in love with his aunt Julia, a divorced woman who is looking for a new husband. But things get complicated when a soap-opera writer is hired to boost the station’s bad ratings.

Reeves reprised his role as Ted Logan in 1991’s “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.”

keanu reeves bill and ted's bogus journey — Orion Pictures

Critics Score: 56%

Synopsis: A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Reeves played a violent murderer in the 2000 movie “The Gift.”

keanu reeves the gift — Paramount Classics

Critics Score: 57%

Synopsis: Annie, a young recently widowed mother of three, lives in Brixton, Georgia, and supports herself by giving psychic readings. The narrow-minded townspeople shun her for her gift of psychic vision. When Valerie drops in for a reading, Annie advises her to leave her abusive husband. Soon, Annie finds herself in danger as the body of a woman is found and investigators turn to her for help.

1990’s black comedy “I Love You to Death” saw Reeves play a hit man hired to kill a cheating husband.

keanu reeves i love you to death — TriStar Pictures

Critics Score: 58%

Synopsis: Based on an actual event, Lawrence Kasdan’s black comedy stars Kevin Kline as Joey Boca, a womanizer whose wife, Rosalie, finally learns of her husband’s wicked ways and decides to kill him. However, Joey somehow manages to sidestep all of Rosalie’s murder attempts.

Reeves played a seedy motel owner in the 2016 horror film “The Neon Demon.”

keanu reeves neon demon — Amazon Studios/Broad Green Pictures

Critics Score: 59%

Synopsis: “When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.”

In Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1993 film “Little Buddha,” Reeves played religious leader Siddhartha Gautama.

keanu reeves little buddha — Buena Vista International

Critics Score: 63%

Synopsis: After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

Reeves played Neo one last time (we hope) in 2021’s “The Matrix Resurrections.”

Carrie-Ann Moss and Keanu Reeves prepairing for battle — Carrie-Ann Moss and Keanu Reeves in “The Matrix: Resurrections.”
Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 63%

Synopsis: Set 60 years after “Matrix Revolutions,” Neo once more must escape a new version of the Matrix in order to save Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss).

Reeves starred alongside Charlize Theron and Al Pacino in the 1997 horror film “The Devil’s Advocate.”

The Devil's Advocate 1 Warner Bros — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 65%

Synopsis: An exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a demanding boss — the biggest opportunity of his career to date.

Reeves had a fun cameo in 2020’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.”

keanu reeves spongebob movie trailer — Paramount Pictures

Critics Score: 66%

Synopsis: SpongeBob and his friend Patrick set out to find SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail, Gary.

Reeves appeared in the 2006 animated science-fiction film “A Scanner Darkly.”

keanu reeves a scanner darkly — Warner Independent Pictures

Critics Score: 68%

Synopsis: Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an undercover cop, Fred, is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred, for instance, is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, Fred sets up an elaborate scheme to catch Bob and tear down his operation.

Reeves played the much younger love interest of Robin Wright in 2009’s “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.”

keanu reeves the private lives of pippa lee — Screen Media Films

Critics Score: 69%

Synopsis: After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

The actor starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 adaptation of “Dracula.”

Bram Stoker's dracula — Columbia Pictures

Critics Score: 69%

Synopsis: The centuries-old vampire Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s (Reeves) fiancée, Mina Murray (Winona Ryder), and wreak havoc in the foreign land.

Reeves played a doctor specializing in eating disorders in Netflix’s 2017 film “To the Bone.”

Critics Score: 69%

Synopsis: ‘To the Bone’ shares the story of 20-year-old Ellen and her battle with anorexia. Ellen enters a group home run by an unconventional doctor, where she and the other residents go on a sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing journey navigating their addictions and finding the path to choosing life.

He starred with Patrick Swayze in 1991’s action film “Point Break.”

Critics Score: 69%

Synopsis: Kathryn Bigelow’s classic action film follows FBI agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) as he goes undercover to infiltrate a group of surfers suspected of robbing banks.

Reeves starred in and made his directorial debut with the 2013 martial arts film “Man of Tai Chi.”

keanu reeves man of tai chi — Universal Pictures

Critics Score: 70%

Synopsis: A young martial artist’s unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.

Reeves starred in the 2005 independent film “Thumbsucker.”

Keanu Reeves walking in a hallway in the movie Thumbsucker — (L-R) Keanu Reeves and Lou Taylor Pucci in “Thumbsucker.”
Sony Pictures Classics

Critics Score: 70%

Synopsis: Justin Cobb is a 16-year-old desperate to find a way to break this embarrassing habit he has retained since infancy. Though his parents try their hardest to help him, the problem surfaces in other forms, from drug addiction to alcoholism.

In 2022, Reeves voiced Batman in “DC League of Super-Pets.”

Keanu Reeves voices cartoon Batman — Keanu Reeves as Batman in “DC League of Super-Pets.”
Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 72%

Synopsis: Superman’s dog, Krypto, teams with a shelter dog named Ace to save the captured superheroes held by Lex Luthor.

Reeves played a doctor with the hots for Diane Keaton in the 2003 hit rom-com “Something’s Gotta Give.”

keanu reeves something's gotta give — Warner Bros./Columbia Pictures

Critics Score: 72%

Synopsis: Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) is a perennial bachelor who only dates women under the age of 30. Then he meets Erica Barry (Diane Keaton), a successful, divorced playwright and the mother of the girl he’s dating. But Erica is also being pursued by Harry’s charming 30-something doctor, Julian Mercer (Reeves).

Reeves reprised his role as Neo in 2003’s “The Matrix Reloaded.”

matrix reloaded warner bros — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 74%

Synopsis: Following the events of “The Matrix,” Neo and the rebel leaders estimate they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.

Reeves returned as John Wick for “Ballerina,” a 2025 spin-off in the franchise.

Keanu Reeves standing in the snow in the movie Ballerina — Keanu Reeves in “Ballerina.”
Lionsgate

Critics Score: 75%

Synopsis: Set between chapters 3 and 4 in the “John Wick” franchise, Ana de Armas plays a ballerina who is also a trained assassin who is out to avenge the death of her father.

Reeves earned rave reviews for his role in 1991’s “My Own Private Idaho.”

my own private idaho keanu reeves river phoenix — Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema

Critics Score: 80%

Synopsis: Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self-discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.

Reeves once more played Ted “Theodore” Logan in 2020’s “Bill & Ted Face the Music.”

bill and ted face the music — Orion Pictures

Critics Score: 83%

Synopsis: Bill and Ted must write a song to unite humanity.

“Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” garnered generally positive reviews for Reeves.

bill and ted Orion Pictures — Orion Pictures

Critics Score: 83%

Synopsis: When a couple air-headed rock-star wannabes are faced with the break-up of their band as a result of poor grades, help comes along in the form of an “Emissary from the Future” who takes them to the past to meet the people they have been studying about.

1999’s “The Matrix” is one of Reeves’ most famous films.

Keanu Reeves as Neo blocking bullets in The Matrix — Keanu Reeves in “The Matrix.”
Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 83%

Synopsis: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Reeves began playing the iconic role of a hit man out for revenge in 2014 with “John Wick.”

Critics Score: 86%

Synopsis: An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and took everything from him.

In the 2025 comedy “Good Fortune,” he played a fallen angel.

Keanu Reeves smoking a cigarette in the movie Good Fortune — Keanu Reeves in “Good Fortune.”
Lionsgate

Critics Score: 86%

Synopsis: In a failed attempt to show Arj (Aziz Ansari) that money can’t solve all his problems by body swapping him with wealthy guy Jeff (Seth Rogen), angel Gabriel (Reeves) loses his wings and watches as everything begins to unravel due to his action.

Reeves voiced Shadow in 2024’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”

Shadow the Hedgehog with lightning around his fist — Keanu Reeves voiced Shadow in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”
Paramount Pictures

Critics Score: 86%

Synopsis: Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles must face off against Shadow the Hedgehog, who has teamed up with Dr. Ivo and Robotnik to destroy the world.

“River’s Edge” was a dark teen horror film featuring Keanu Reeves.

keanu reeves river's edge — Island Pictures

Critics Score: 88%

Synopsis: Based on a true story, a group of apathetic high school students learn that a friend has killed his girlfriend, and after they are shown the body, decline to inform the police.

Reeves reprised his role as John Wick in 2017’s “John Wick: Chapter 2.”

Critics Score: 89%

Synopsis: In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild.

Reeves returned as the titular character in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.”

Critics Score: 89%

Synopsis: John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail.

Reeves had a small part in Netflix’s 2019 rom-com “Always Be My Maybe.”

keanu reeves always be my maybe — Netflix

Critics Score: 89%

Synopsis: Childhood sweethearts have a falling out and don’t speak for 15 years. They reconnect as adults when Sasha, now a celebrity chef opening a restaurant in San Francisco, runs into Marcus, a happily struggling musician still living at home working for his dad.

Keanu played Don John in an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”

keanu reeves much ado about nothing — The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Critics Score: 90%

Synopsis: Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.

Reeves plays a young father in 1989’s “Parenthood.”

keanu reeves parenthood — Universal Pictures

Critics Score: 92%

Synopsis: The Buckmans are a Midwestern family dealing with estranged relatives, raising children, the pressures of their jobs, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.

Reeves starred in the 1988 period drama “Dangerous Liaisons.”

keanu reeves dangerous liaisons — Warner Bros.

Critics Score: 94%

Synopsis: The story revolves around a cruel wager between the beautiful but debauched Marquise de Merteuil and her misogynistic former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont.

Reeves continued to kick butt in 2023’s “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

Keanu Reeves walking in a church — Keanu Reeves in “John Wick: Chapter 4.”
Lionsgate

Critics Score: 94%

Synopsis: In this chapter in the franchise, Wick sets out to destroy the High Table and anyone else who gets in his way.

Critics loved Reeves in 1994’s “Speed.”

sandra bullock keanu reeves speed — Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock have been friends for years and starred in two movies together.
Twentieth Century Fox

Critics Score: 95%

Synopsis: Keanu Reeves stars as LA Bomb Squad specialist Jack Traven, whose principal antagonist is an elusive bomber-extortionist Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper). Seeking vengeance after his latest ransom scheme is thwarted, Payne presents a personal challenge to Traven: A wired-for-destruction city bus, which will detonate if the speedometer drops below 50 mph.

2019’s “Toy Story 4” marked Reeves’ highest rated critic score.