"How the legend was made."

2025

2h 7m

7.4(90 votes)

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Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise.

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Keanu Reeves

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Chad Stahelski

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David Leitch

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Jackson Spidell

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Basil Iwanyk

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Erica Lee

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Heidi Moneymaker

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Daniel Bernhardt

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J.J. Perry

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陈虎

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Jason Constantine

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Derek Kolstad

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Cale Schultz

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Jon Valera

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Ian McShane

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Taran Butler

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Common

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Ruby Rose

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Laurence Fishburne

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Halle Berry

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Anjelica Huston

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Eric Brown

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