Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- frantic
- witty
- casual movie night
- comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the absurd premise and Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key's chemistry entertaining, with the fast pace compensating for uneven jokes and missed comic opportunities.
What sets it apart
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Rell and Clarence enter a dangerous criminal world to recover the kidnapped kitten Keanu.
Rell and Clarence adopt the personas Oil Dresden and Smoke Dresden while navigating Cheddar's gang.
The film places middle-class bumblers, designer drugs, hitmen, and gang shootouts inside an irreverent buddy-comedy framework.
Gun fights and criminal confrontations are framed as fast-moving comic set pieces surrounding the rescue mission.
Films like Keanu, and why
21 Jump Street
shared buddy comedy energy, criminal underworld parody, and escalating action set pieces
The Other Guys
shared fish out of water humor, crime capers, irreverent violence, and mismatched male partnership
Pineapple Express
shared absurd premise, stylized gang violence, and fast-paced comic action
John Wick
shared pet-centered revenge or rescue motivation, criminal action, and heightened comic brutality
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Atencio
- Release Date
- 2016-04-29
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1173)
Cast
- Jordan Peele
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Keanu Reeves
- Tiffany Haddish
- Method Man
- Darrell Britt-Gibson
- Jason Mitchell
- Jamar Malachi Neighbors
- Luis Guzmán
- Will Forte
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Keanu about?
- Two ordinary cousins impersonate gangsters and plunge into a perilous criminal underworld to rescue a kidnapped kitten.
- What is Keanu like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Keanu as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Keanu violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Keanu as moderate.
- What did critics think of Keanu?
- Critics broadly found the absurd premise and Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key's chemistry entertaining, with the fast pace compensating for uneven jokes and missed comic opportunities.
- Which films are like Keanu?
- Films with a similar feel include 21 Jump Street, The Other Guys, Pineapple Express, and John Wick.
- How long is Keanu?
- Keanu runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Keanu?
- In United States, Keanu streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
