The beguiling mystique of Keanu Reeves can neither be overstated nor underestimated. One of the most popular and influential movie stars of all time, Keanu Reeves has quite the resume for an actor. But which of his movies are rightfully considered some of the greatest of all time? Reeves' stepfather was director Paul Aaron, who mentored Reeves even after his mom divorced him and fostered his love for acting and theater.
While Reeves briefly entertained a career in the Ontario Hockey League, an injury sidelined him, which led him to consider full-time acting. Reeves' acting career started with the Canadian TV show Hangin' In, but made his feature film debut in the sports film Youngblood. After , Reeves' career reached new heights and hasn't come down since. Amid his dalliances in rock music and comic book creation, Keanu Reeves is still a celebrated actor whose name instantly raises the profile of any project he's in.
In celebration of his ongoing career, here are the greatest Keanu Reeves movies. In this home invasion thriller from Eli Roth, Keanu Reeves plays a family man who confronts the violence of infidelity after two beautiful young women Ana de Armas and Lorenza Izzo , who come to his front door sopping wet from a rainstorm, tempt him to bed. When Webber kicks the women out the next morning, they soon return with a vengeance.
A modern remake of the psychological thriller Death Game, Knock Knock is a gaudy and grimey picture that throws it back to when Hollywood's erotic thrillers felt dangerously exciting. Upon release in , film critics deemed Hardball formulaic in the tradition of most other sports dramas that center around underprivileged youths.
But Keanu Reeves still bats a thousand in this underdog baseball movie from director Brian Robbins. Based on Daniel Coyle's nonfiction book Hardball: A Season in the Projects, Reeves stars as a gambler who tries to pay down his debts to bookies by taking up a job coaching baseball to inner city Chicago fifth graders.
