Overview
An assassin's quest for peace turns into a relentless battle for survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- stylish
- darkly humorous
- propulsive
- action movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, expertly choreographed expansion of its assassin mythology, while noting that its story largely retraces the first film's revenge structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Wick's reloads, close-quarters kills, and clearly visible takedowns are staged with unusually controlled physical precision.
The blood debt, secret criminal society, safe havens, and professional killer network expand the film's central world.
Rome's criminal elite, dark interiors, tailored assassins, and stylized urban spaces create a polished neo-noir atmosphere.
John Wick seeks seclusion but is compelled by an inescapable blood debt to reenter professional violence.
Films like John Wick: Chapter 2, and why
John Wick
stylized assassin mythology, choreographed gunplay, revenge-driven crime thriller energy
The Killer
elite hitman protagonist, sleek criminal underworld, balletic action violence, neo-noir atmosphere
The Raid 2
highly choreographed close-quarters combat, relentless pursuit, professional assassins, heightened crime world
Collateral
stylized contract killing, secret criminal networks, controlled violence, morally isolated protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Chad Stahelski
- Release Date
- 2017-02-08
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (14658)
Cast
- Keanu Reeves
- Common
- Laurence Fishburne
- Riccardo Scamarcio
- Ruby Rose
- Lance Reddick
- Peter Stormare
- Bridget Moynahan
- Franco Nero
- John Leguizamo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is John Wick: Chapter 2 about?
- A legendary assassin is pulled from attempted retirement into a lethal blood debt that turns Rome and New York into an elaborately governed hunting ground.
- What is John Wick: Chapter 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of John Wick: Chapter 2 as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is John Wick: Chapter 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in John Wick: Chapter 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of John Wick: Chapter 2?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, expertly choreographed expansion of its assassin mythology, while noting that its story largely retraces the first film's revenge structure.
- Which films are like John Wick: Chapter 2?
- Films with a similar feel include John Wick, The Killer, The Raid 2, and Collateral.
- How long is John Wick: Chapter 2?
- John Wick: Chapter 2 runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch John Wick: Chapter 2?
- In United States, John Wick: Chapter 2 streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
