Top 10 Best Keanu Reeves Movies

There can only be one number one. This film changed how we look at action and sci-fi in 1999, introducing 'bullet time' and a greenish aesthetic copied by countless films. Reeves as Neo, the man who stops bullets and learns there is no spoon, is one of the most iconic images in film history, combining philosophy with Yuen Woo-ping's groundbreaking fight choreography.

The film that made Reeves a global star. The premise is simple, a bus that can't go slower than 50 miles per hour, but the execution is masterful. Dennis Hopper is the perfect unhinged villain, and the chemistry with Sandra Bullock is a big reason it works so well. A rollercoaster ride that keeps the tension from start to finish.

Opinions on the Matrix sequels are divided, but the freeway chase in this installment is unbeaten. A stretch of highway was built specifically on a former naval base to shoot it. The film digs deeper into the philosophy behind the simulation and free will, and Neo is at his most powerful here.

This fourth installment is a nearly three-hour visual masterpiece. The action moves from Berlin to Paris and the stakes only get higher; the scene on the steps of Sacré-Cœur is already a classic. Reeves proves he still has the physical discipline to raise the bar, and its 440 million dollar box office shows audiences are far from tired of the series.

After some time out of the spotlight, he returned at fifty as the most feared hitman in the world. It all started with a puppy and a stolen car. The action is filmed exceptionally cleanly, without annoying fast cuts, and Reeves trained for months in tactical shooting and martial arts. The film created its own universe with assassin hotels and gold coins.

FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover in the Los Angeles surf scene. The film breathes the early nineties, with extreme sports and spiritual talk about waves. Patrick Swayze is fantastic as charismatic bank robber Bodhi, and their bromance gives the film a weight rarely found in action movies.

John Constantine is a chain-smoking exorcist trying to earn his way into heaven. Reeves plays him as a sardonic antihero living between our world and hell, trying to stop an invasion by the demon Mammon. Comic purists criticized his look, but the film has become a huge cult favorite, and Tilda Swinton's angel Gabriel is still superb.

In this thriller, he faces an unleashed Al Pacino. Reeves plays a Florida lawyer seduced by big money in New York, and the twist, in which his boss literally turns out to be Satan, remains a strong moment in his career. A film full of vanity, corruption and religious horror, with Charlize Theron impressive as his suffering wife.

In 1989, Keanu Reeves broke through to the general public as the optimistic Ted Logan. With Alex Winter, he travels through time in a phone booth to boost his history grade, guided by Rufus (George Carlin). A completely silly comedy that never takes itself seriously, and that carefree fun makes it still a joy to watch years later.

Gus Van Sant directed this art piece about two street hustlers in Portland. Reeves plays the mayor's rich son rebelling against his father, and his chemistry with River Phoenix, a close friend in real life, is palpable. A raw film showing Keanu can do much more than look tough or crack jokes.

Reeves appears as John Wick in this spin-off set during Chapter 3, with Ana de Armas as a vengeful assassin in training.

Reeves plays a clumsy guardian angel who swaps the lives of a struggling gig worker and his rich boss in Aziz Ansari's directorial debut.