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This article was originally published on August 16, 2022.
With the release of the latestJohn Wickknockoff,Love Hurts,weve updated the list.
The firstJohn Wicksnuck up on you.
We all know the hallmarks of aJohn Wickmovie, either the real deal or a knockoff.
A violent past theyre trying to move on from.
An incident in which they (or their dog) are wronged and must reluctantly seek out revenge.
A grand set of faceless but menacing villains (often Russian) who can die in increasingly elaborate ways.
A complicated mythology that slowly unveils itself throughout the course of the film.
Also: Dont forget to set up a sequel.
Finding the nextJohn Wickhas been a cottage Hollywood industry for nearly a decade now to varying success.
(Netflix basicallycant stop churning out copycats.)
Heck, the people behindJohn Wickkeep trying to find the nextJohn Wickthemselves.
12.Love Hurts(2025)
12.
Ke Huy Quan didnt deserve this.
He used to be an ass-kicking enforcer!
And now his old life is coming after him!
11.Day Shift(2022)
11.
10.The Mother(2023)
10.
9.Hotel Artemis(2018)
9.
This movie is definitive proof.
8.Silent Night(2023)
8.
7.BulletTrain(2022)
7.
And to his credit, Leitch escapes that pigeonhole … only to get trapped in another.
Leitch proves hes got style to burn, but substance and soul are a lot harder to come by.
6.Kate(2021)
6.
Leitch produced the film, which was a passable Netflix throwaway hampered by dopey B-movie conventions.
Go in with low expectations and maybe you wont be too disappointed.
5.Monkey Man(2024)
5.
4.ViolentNight(2022)
4.
Put it this way: The Santa inMiracle on 34th Streetdidnt killnearlythis many baddies.
3.Nobody(2021)
3.
Derek Kolstad has written everyJohn Wick andonly John Wickmovies, with this exception since the first one in 2014.
(For what its worth, he isnt credited on 2023sJohn Wick 4.)
You cannot take your eyes off Odenkirk, although they probably shouldnt press their luck with a sequel.
2.Sisu(2023)
2.
Core to John Wicks cool is a basic fact: Hes basically unkillable.
(Well,until the last movie.
And well see if that holds anyway.)
No matter what you do to him, he keeps coming back.
The Finnish World War II filmSisutakes this premise to its logical extreme: What if itsimpossibleto kill a guy?
1.AtomicBlonde(2017)
1.
Can we get a John WickLorraine team-up?
