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John Wick (2014)

John Wick
John Wick
R
Thriller
Action

Release Date
October 22, 2014
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Adrianne Palicki , Willem Dafoe , Bridget Moynahan , Jason Isaacs , Alfie Allen
Runtime
96
Main Genre
Thriller
Studio
Summit Entertainment
Writers
Derek Kolstad
Tagline
Don't set him off.
Franchise
John Wick

Summary

An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, JOHN WICK (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the "assassin genre".

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