My Top 10: Keanu Reeves Films

For someone who has been part of the film industry for over 30 years, Keanu Reeves is currently having a bit rise back into stardom by involved in a few very popular franchises.

From his breakthrough in the late 80's with Dangerous Liaisons and Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, Reeves has been part of many pivotal films that have inspired many generations since. The Lebanese born Canadian actor has also been part of one of the best action films of the 1990's, a 90's ground-breaker that is seen as one of the best films of all-time and is currently leading the way in one of the best action franchises of this current decade.

Known mainly for his action films, Reeves is definitely one of the go-to actors to guarantee a fun viewing experience within this genre.
Not only that, his love for film, his contribution behind the camera and being well known as one of the kindest and nicest celebrities, Reeves is a just highly talented and all-round nice guy that is certainly making the most of his time.

One honorable mention just missing out on my top 10, is a film documentary called Side By Side. A bit of an odd choice, but one that is allowed on this list.
This insightful film documentary shows Reeves interview many iconic film-makers investigating the history of celluloid and its transition into digital. A must for any budding film-maker.

Out of his 66 films, I have only seen 26 of them. I will rank all of the films that I have seen, and give a short review of each of my top 10:

26) 47 Ronin
25) The Day The Earth Stood Still
24) Chain Reaction
23) The Lake House
22) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
21) A Walk In The Clouds
20) Street Kings
19) A Scanner Darkly
18) The Devil's Advocate
17) Bram Stoker's Dracula
16) Bill & Ted's Excellant Adventure

15) Constantine
14) Point Break
13) John Wick: Chapter 2
12) John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
11) Side By Side

10) Something's Gotta Give - A well-written rom-com that is certainly more than just your bog-standard installment.

It sees a gentleman on the verge of becoming a senior citizen who prefers the company of younger women fall in love with someone closer to his age.

While the film is mainly about Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves gives a solid support as an accomplished doctor.

9) John Wick - A really fun action film that sees Reeves in his most bad-ass performance ever.

It sees an ex-hitman come out of retirement to track down gangsters that took everything from him.

This ended up revitalising a once tired genre with high-quality, brutal and imaginative hand-to-hand combat sequences.

8) The Neon Demon - A strange film, but one that I have been obsessing over since its release in 2016. It sees an aspiring young model take the LA fashion industry by storm, to the jealous of her fellow models.

While Reeves is not in the film for that long. His performance as this sleazy motel manager is memorable enough to be seen as an important contribution to the film.

7) The Matrix Revolutions - The third installment in the Matrix trilogy.

While the city if Zion is defending itself from the machines, Neo is in looking to end the war and taking on Agent Smith one last time.

While I may be in the minority, the strong action and twists this movie takes makes a memorable conclusion to this trilogy.

6) Parenthood - A late 80's comedy drama classic that sees a ensemble cast portray the joys and struggles of parenting and living with a large family of relatives.

Reeves plays Tod, the boyfriend and expected father of Julie, the daughter of main character Gil Buckman, played by Steve Martin.

5) Dangerous Liaisons - Winner of 3 Oscars, this wonderfully executed period drama sees a lot of devious schemes as a widow and her ex-lover make a bet on ruining young love.
But when actual love begins to blossom elsewhere, their games begin to take a more treacherous turn.

Reeves plays music teacher Raphael Danceny, who is part of the bet.

4) The Matrix Reloaded - The long awaited sequel to the iconic 1999 predecessor, Reeves returns as Neo.

With the machines moving closer to discovering the last human city of Zion, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity are instructed by the Oracle to locate the Source Of The Matrix that may help them win the war against the machines.

I'm in the minority, but the thrilling action is gripping viewing and it is an exciting sequel that expands the world of The Matrix.

3) Speed - A 90's action classic that is still thrilling to watch today.

Reeves plays a young police officer who must prevent a bomb exploding on a bus by keeping its speed at over 50mph.

With a strong cast and wonderful action, this has all the right ingredients for a successful action film.

2) Toy Story 4 - Despite Reeves not being known for his voice-work, his character of Duke Caboom steals the second half of the fourth chapter of the Toy Story franchise.

Despite this franchise being going for 25 years, they still produce wonderful stories that push all emotions to its highest level and Reeves was a big contributor to many memorable scenes.

1) The Matrix - The 1999 summer hit that not only became many peoples favourite film of the 1990's, but of all-time.
It's my favourite of the 90's and 5th in my all-time list.

Reeves plays a computer hacker who learns from a group of rebels of the truth about the world he is living in.
With ground-breaking action and a story full of large scale ideas, the Wachowski's have created a world that will forever be remembered in pop culture.