Ahead, the 10 films we’ve loved.
A star and a franchise is born.
It builds slowly, but culminates with a devastating knockout punch.

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4.Obit
Nobody lives forever.
7.John Wick 2
First they killed his dog.
Now they’ve messed with his car.

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As motivations for bare-knuckle, bullet-riddled payback go, no one’s going to mistake theJohn Wickmovies forHamlet.
Killing is John Wick’s business… and business is good.
It arrives not a moment too soon.

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Credits

Neon

Niko Tavernise

Oscilloscope Laboratories

Dan Budnik

Magnolia Pictures