Keanu Reeves's Best Movies

Sure, Keanu has made some clunkers -- who hasn't? But he's also made some great ones that cut across genre lines: action flicks, dramas, comedies, sci-fi -- you name it, he's done it. Rank Keanu's best!

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1 The Matrix
In one of his best-known roles, Reeves really rages against the machine in this mind-warping sci-fi extravaganza. 1135 1869

2 Speed
This is basically Die Hard on a bus, but Reeves puts his own off-kilter spin on action-hero conventions. 729 1629

3 Point Break
As an FBI newbie, Reeves has to infiltrate a gang of surfers who are also bank robbers. Whoa, dude! 698 1472

4 Constantine
Starring Keanu as a demon hunter who makes a deal with the devil, Constantine is dark and action-packed. 494 1246

5 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Time-tripping goofballs Reeves and Alex Winter learn that famous dead people can be awesome. 432 1356

6 River's Edge
Reeves, then just 22, was convincing as a disaffected teen grappling with an intense moral dilemma. -138 880

7 My Own Private Idaho
In this Gus Van Sant flick, Reeves brought a spacey sweetness to the role of a rich kid slumming as a hustler. -138 918

8 A Scanner Darkly
Undercover cop Reeves tries to trace the source of a deadly drug in this animated sci-fi feature. -142 970

9 Something's Gotta Give
As cougar Diane Keaton's boy toy, Reeves gracefully steps aside when her true love reappears. -167 1001

10 Permanent Record
In another angst-ridden teen role, Reeves is forced to cope with his best friend's inexplicable suicide. -346 784