Editing Keanu Reeves (section)

==Career==
{{Main|Keanu Reeves filmography}}

===1984–1990: Early work===
[[File:Keanu reeves anthony griffith (cropped2).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Reeves in 1986]]
In 1984, Reeves was a correspondent for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) youth television program ''[[Going Great]]''.<ref name="YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0BqClHuPE YouTube clip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512150912/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0BqClHuPE |date=May 12, 2016 }}, CBC RetroBites: Keanu Reeves. Retrieved October 22, 2014.</ref> That same year, he made his acting debut in an episode of the television series, called ''[[Hangin' In]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/13032/stars-first-roles/778819|title=Keanu Reeves from Stars' First Roles|website=[[E! Online]]|language=en-US|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616133917/https://www.eonline.com/photos/13032/stars-first-roles/778819|archive-date=June 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1985, he played [[Mercutio]] in a stage production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the Leah Posluns Theatre in North York, Ontario.<ref name="MrReeves">{{cite web |title=Leah Posluns Theatre School Performances |url=http://mr-reeves.com/leah-posluns-theatre-school-performances/ |website=Mr-Reeves |access-date=July 20, 2018 |date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225627/http://mr-reeves.com/leah-posluns-theatre-school-performances/ |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Leah%20Posluns%20Theatre|title=Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia – Leah Posluns Theatre|website=www.canadiantheatre.com|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806100015/http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Leah%20Posluns%20Theatre|archive-date=August 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> He made further appearances on stage, including [[Brad Fraser]]'s cult hit ''[[Wolfboy]]'' in Toronto. He also appeared in a [[Coca-Cola]] commercial in 1983,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |date=August 7, 2018 |title=Keanu Reeves Says He Shaved His Legs for a 1980s Coca-Cola Commercial: I Went 'Method' |url=https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-shaved-legs-coca-cola-commercial/ |website=People |access-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213021107/https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-shaved-legs-coca-cola-commercial/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and in the [[National Film Board of Canada]] (NFB) [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]], short film ''One Step Away''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/|title=National Film Board of Canada|website=onf-nfb.gc.ca|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626180947/http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reeves later said that, when he was looking for work in the mid-1980s, his agents advised him to go by a different name because his first name was "too ethnic". He briefly initialized his first and middle name and attended auditions as "K. C." or "Casey" Reeves before reverting to Keanu.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Eammon |title=Keanu Reeves says he was told to change his name when he first started acting because it was 'too ethnic' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/keanu-reeves-says-told-change-120955751.html |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[Yahoo Life]] |date=March 30, 2023 |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234703/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/keanu-reeves-says-told-change-120955751.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reeves made a foray into television films in 1986, including [[NBC]]'s ''[[Babes in Toyland (1986 film)|Babes in Toyland]], [[Act of Vengeance (1986 film)|Act of Vengeance]]'' and ''[[Brotherhood of Justice]]''. He made his first motion picture appearances in [[Peter Markle]]'s ''[[Youngblood (1986 film)|Youngblood]]'' (1986), in which he played a [[Goaltender|goalkeeper]], and in the low-budget romantic drama, ''[[Flying (film)|Flying]]''. He was cast as Matt in ''[[River's Edge]]'', a crime drama about a group of high school friends dealing with a murder case, loosely based on the [[Murder of Marcy Renee Conrad|1981 murder of Marcy Renee Conrad]]. The film premiered in 1986 at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] to a largely positive response. [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' describes the performances of the young cast as "natural and credible", with Reeves being described as "affecting and sympathetic".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=May 8, 1987|title=Film: 'River's Edge'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/08/movies/film-river-s-edge.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412120720/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/08/movies/film-river-s-edge.html|archive-date=April 12, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Towards the end of the 1980s, Reeves starred in several dramas aimed at teen audiences, including as the lead in ''[[The Night Before (1988 film)|The Night Before]]'' (1988), a comedy starring opposite [[Lori Loughlin]], ''[[The Prince of Pennsylvania]]'' (1988) and ''[[Permanent Record (film)|Permanent Record]]'' (1988). Although the latter received mixed reviews, [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] magazine praised Reeves's performance, "which opens up nicely as the drama progresses".<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 1, 1988|title=Permanent Record|url=https://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/permanent-record-1200427501/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412131800/https://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/permanent-record-1200427501/|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> His other acting efforts included a [[Supporting character|supporting role]] in ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'' (1988), which earned seven nominations at the [[61st Academy Awards]], winning three: [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]], and [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|title=The 61st Academy Awards {{!}} 1989|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=October 5, 2014 |language=en|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417063017/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|archive-date=April 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' (1989), in which he portrays a slacker who [[Time travel|travels through time]] with a friend (portrayed by [[Alex Winter]]), to assemble historical figures for a school presentation. The film was generally well received by critics and grossed $40.5&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0096928/?ref_=bo_se_r_2|title=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624191721/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0096928/?ref_=bo_se_r_2|url-status=live}}</ref> Film [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film a 79% approval rating with the critical consensus: "Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are just charming, goofy, and silly enough to make this fluffy time-travel Adventure work".<ref>{{Citation|title=Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bill_and_teds_excellent_adventure|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229232241/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/bill_and_teds_excellent_adventure|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1989, Reeves starred in the comedy-drama ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' directed by [[Ron Howard]]. Nick Hilditch of the [[BBC]] gave the film three out of five stars, calling it a "feelgood movie" with an "extensive and entertaining ensemble cast".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/03/16/parenthood_1989_review.shtml|title=BBC – Films – review – Parenthood|last=Hilditch|first=Nick|date=March 16, 2001|website=www.bbc.co.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201015526/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/03/16/parenthood_1989_review.shtml|archive-date=December 1, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> In 1990, Reeves gave two acting performances; he portrayed an incompetent [[Contract killing|hitman]] in the [[black comedy]] ''[[I Love You to Death]]'', and played Martin, a [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] employee in the comedy ''[[Tune in Tomorrow]]''. He also appeared in [[Paula Abdul]]'s music video for ''[[Rush Rush (Paula Abdul song)|Rush Rush]]'' which featured a ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]], with him in the [[James Dean]] role.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 3, 2005|title=Cinematic music videos: Paula Abdul's ''Rush, Rush''|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/10/03/cinematic-music-videos-paula-abduls-rush-rush/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=EW.com|language=EN|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021211129/https://ew.com/article/2005/10/03/cinematic-music-videos-paula-abduls-rush-rush/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1991–1994: Breakthrough with mature roles===

In 1991, Reeves starred in ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]'', a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', with his co-star [[Alex Winter]]. Michael Wilmington of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the sequel was "more imaginative, more opulent, wilder and freer, more excitingly visualized", praising the actors for their "fuller" performances.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilmington|first=Michael|date=July 19, 1991|title=Movie Review : Bill & Ted's Excellent Sequel|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-19-ca-2271-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420190930/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-19-ca-2271-story.html|archive-date=April 20, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] thought it was "a riot of visual invention and weird humour that works on its chosen sub-moronic level&nbsp;[...] It's the kind of movie where you start out snickering in spite of yourself, and end up actually admiring the originality that went into creating this hallucinatory [[slapstick]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bill-and-teds-bogus-journey|title=Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey movie review (1991) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412150712/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bill-and-teds-bogus-journey|archive-date=April 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The rest of 1991 marked a significant transition for Reeves's career as he undertook adult roles. Co-starring with [[River Phoenix]] as a street hustler in the adventure ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'', the characters embark on a journey of personal discovery. The story was written by [[Gus Van Sant]], and is loosely based on [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'', ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]'', and ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''. The film premiered at the [[48th Venice International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Harlan|date=1991|title=Venice Film Festival – 1991 – By Harlan Kennedy|url=https://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/VENICE_1991.htm|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=American Cinema Papers|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517034942/https://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/VENICE_1991.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 29, 1991. The film earned $6.4&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0102494/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=My Own Private Idaho|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180053/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0102494/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''My Own Private Idaho'' was positively received, with [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' describing the film as "a postmodern road movie with a mood of free-floating, trance-like despair{{nbsp}}[...] a rich, audacious experience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/10/11/my-own-private-idaho-3/|title=My Own Private Idaho|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|author-link=Owen Gleiberman|date=October 11, 1991|website=EW.com|language=EN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009123549/https://ew.com/article/1991/10/11/my-own-private-idaho-3/|archive-date=October 9, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' complimented Reeves and Phoenix for their insightful performances.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Canby|first=Vincent|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/27/movies/reviews-film-festival-a-road-movie-about-male-hustlers.html|title=Reviews/Film Festival; A Road Movie About Male Hustlers|date=September 27, 1991|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 18, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620132229/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/27/movies/reviews-film-festival-a-road-movie-about-male-hustlers.html|archive-date=June 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reeves starred alongside [[Patrick Swayze]], [[Lori Petty]] and [[Gary Busey]] in the action thriller ''[[Point Break]]'' (1991), directed by [[Kathryn Bigelow]]. He plays an undercover [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent tasked with investigating the identities of a group of bank robbers. To prepare for the film, Reeves and his co-stars took [[surfing]] lessons with professional surfer Dennis Jarvis in Hawaii; Reeves had never surfed before.<ref>"''Point Break'' DVD Liner Notes". ''Point Break: Pure Adrenaline Edition''. [[20th Century Fox]]. 2006.</ref> Upon its release, ''Point Break'' was generally well-received, and a commercial success, earning $83.5&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0102685/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Point Break|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180054/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0102685/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves's performance was praised by ''The New York Times'' for "considerable discipline and range", adding, "He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanour that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/12/movies/review-film-surf-s-up-for-fbi-in-bigelow-s-point-break.html|title=Review/Film; Surf's Up For F.B.I. In Bigelow's 'Point Break'|date=July 12, 1991|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 12, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626231827/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/12/movies/review-film-surf-s-up-for-fbi-in-bigelow-s-point-break.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[Hal Hinson]] called Reeves the "perfect choice" and praised the surfing scenes, but opined that "the filmmakers have their characters make the most ludicrously illogical choices imaginable".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hinson|first=Hal|author-link=Hal Hinson|date=July 21, 1991|title='Point Break' (R)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pointbreakrhinson_a13f81.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313121517/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pointbreakrhinson_a13f81.htm|archive-date=March 13, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> At the [[1992 MTV Movie Awards]], Reeves won the Most Desirable Male award.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Movie Awards 1992 – MTV Movie Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/movie-awards/1992|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910144741/http://www.mtv.com/movie-awards/1992|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2020|website=MTV}}</ref>

In 1991, Reeves developed an interest in a music career; he formed an [[alternative rock]] band called [[Dogstar (band)|Dogstar]], consisting of members [[Robert Mailhouse]], Gregg Miller and Bret Domrose. Reeves played the bass guitar. A year later, he played [[Jonathan Harker]] in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s [[Gothic horror]] ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'', based on [[Bram Stoker|Stoker's]] 1897 novel ''[[Dracula]]''. Starring alongside [[Gary Oldman]], [[Winona Ryder]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]], the film was critically and commercially successful. It grossed $215.8&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0103874/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Bram Stoker's Dracula|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622073458/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0103874/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> For his role, Reeves was required to speak with an English accent, which drew some ridicule; "Overly posh and entirely ridiculous, Reeves's performance is as painful as it is hilarious", wrote Limara Salt of [[Virgin Media]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/top-10-worst-accents.php|title=Top 10 worst movie accents – Movies – Virgin Media|last=Salt|first=Limara|date=February 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223142140/http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/top-10-worst-accents.php|archive-date=February 23, 2014|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> In a retrospective interview in 2015, director Coppola said, "[Reeves] tried so hard&nbsp;[...] He wanted to do it perfectly and in trying to do it perfectly it came off as stilted".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/francis-ford-coppola-remembers-dracula/|title=Francis Ford Coppola remembers 'Dracula,' firing his special effects crew, and Keanu Reeves' accent|last=McGovern|first=Joe|date=October 16, 2015|website=EW.com|language=EN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205234734/https://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/francis-ford-coppola-remembers-dracula/|archive-date=February 5, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning three in Best Costume Design, [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993|title=The 65th Academy Awards {{!}} 1993|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=October 4, 2014 |language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416091028/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993|archive-date=April 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also received four nominations at the [[British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/film|title=Film in 1994 {{!}} BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413005349/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/film|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1993, he had a role in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]'', based on [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s [[Much Ado About Nothing|play of the same name]]. The film received positive reviews,<ref>{{Citation|title=Much Ado About Nothing (1993)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1045992_much_ado_about_nothing|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920123820/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1045992_much_ado_about_nothing|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> although Reeves was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/02/07/Sliver-Indecent-Proposal-favored-for-Razzies/8740760597200/|title=Sliver,' 'Indecent Proposal' favored for Razzies|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623084811/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/02/07/Sliver-Indecent-Proposal-favored-for-Razzies/8740760597200/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New Republic]]'' magazine thought his casting was "unfortunate" because of his amateur performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last= Kauffmann|first=Stanley|author-link=Stanley Kauffmann|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/63767/stars-dance|title=Stars Dance|date=May 10, 1993|magazine=[[The New Republic]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|issn=0028-6583|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430141233/https://newrepublic.com/article/63767/stars-dance|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In that same year, he starred in two more drama films, ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' and ''[[Little Buddha]]'', both of which garnered a mixed-to-negative reception.<ref>{{Citation|title=Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_cowgirls_get_the_blues|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228005723/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/even_cowgirls_get_the_blues|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=December 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Little Buddha (1994)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_buddha|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506185858/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_buddha|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' critic gave ''Little Buddha'' a mixed review but opined that Reeves's part as a prince was "credible".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnston|first=Sheila|date=April 29, 1994|title=Film / And Buddha makes three: Little Buddha: Sheila Johnston on the conclusion of Bernardo Bertolucci's 'oriental trilogy', Little Buddha, a film that treads the 'Middle Way'|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-buddha-makes-three-little-buddha-sheila-johnston-on-the-conclusion-of-bernardo-bertoluccis-1373156.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506190347/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-buddha-makes-three-little-buddha-sheila-johnston-on-the-conclusion-of-bernardo-bertoluccis-1373156.html|archive-date=May 6, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> The film also left an impression on Reeves; he later said, "When I played this innocent prince who starts to suspect something when he has the first revelations about old age, sickness and death, it hit me. [...] That lesson has never left me."<ref name=":6" />

He starred in the action thriller ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994) alongside [[Sandra Bullock]] and [[Dennis Hopper]]. He plays police officer Jack Traven, who must prevent a bus from exploding by keeping its speed above 50&nbsp;mph. ''Speed'' was the [[List of directorial debuts|directorial debut]] of Dutch director [[Jan de Bont]]. Several actors were considered for the lead role, but Reeves was chosen because Bont was impressed with his ''Point Break'' performance.<ref name=":5" /> To look the part, Reeves shaved all his hair off and spent two months in the gym to gain muscle mass. During production, Reeves's friend [[River Phoenix]] (and co-star in ''My Own Private Idaho'') died, resulting in adjustments to the filming schedule to allow him to mourn.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/06/10/keanu-reeves-next-action-star/|title=Keanu Reeves, the next action star?|last=Gerosa|first=Melissa|date=June 10, 1994|website=EW.com|language=EN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111045051/https://ew.com/article/1994/06/10/keanu-reeves-next-action-star/|archive-date=November 11, 2018|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> ''Speed'' was released on June&nbsp;10 to a critically acclaimed response. [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' lauded Reeves, calling him "absolutely charismatic&nbsp;[...] giving a performance juiced with joy as he jumps through elevator shafts&nbsp;[...] and atop a subway train".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100069-story.html|title='Speed' gets rolling quickly and never starts to slow down|last=Siskel|first=Gene|author-link=Gene Siskel|date=June 10, 1994|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412185313/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100069-story.html|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> [[David Ansen]], writing for ''[[Newsweek]]'', summarized ''Speed'' as, "Relentless without being overbearing, this is one likely blockbuster that doesn't feel too big for its britches. It's a friendly juggernaut".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/goodbye-airhead-189266|title=Goodbye, Airhead|last=Ansen|first=David|author-link=David Ansen|date=June 12, 1994|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412185313/https://www.newsweek.com/goodbye-airhead-189266|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> The film grossed $350&nbsp;million from a $30&nbsp;million budget and won two Academy Awards in 1995{{snd}}Best Sound Editing and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0111257/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Speed|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228212614/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0111257/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|archive-date=February 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995|title=The 67th Academy Awards {{!}} 1995|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=October 5, 2014 |language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510075255/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1995–1998: Career fluctuations===
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Reeves's next leading role came in the 1995 [[cyberpunk]] action thriller ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]],'' directed by artist [[Robert Longo]] and based on the 1981 story of the [[Johnny Mnemonic|same name]] by [[William Gibson]]. Set in 2021, it is about a man who has a [[cybernetic]] [[brain implant]] and must deliver a data package before he dies or is killed by the [[yakuza]]. The film received mainly negative reviews and critics felt Reeves was "woefully [[Casting (performing arts)|miscast]]".<ref>{{Citation|title=Johnny Mnemonic (1995)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/johnny_mnemonic|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407071120/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/johnny_mnemonic/|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Roger Ebert opined that the film is one of the "great goofy gestures of recent cinema, a movie that doesn't deserve one nanosecond of serious analysis but has a kind of idiotic grandeur that makes you almost forgive it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Johnny Mnemonic |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/johnny-mnemonic-1995 |access-date=June 12, 2022 |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=May 26, 1995 |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510121201/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/johnny-mnemonic-1995 |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the film studio's marketing efforts, a [[CD-ROM]] video game was also released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/06/02/johnny-mnemonic/|title=Johnny Mnemonic|website=EW.com|language=EN|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814181953/https://ew.com/article/1995/06/02/johnny-mnemonic/|archive-date=August 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

He next appeared in the romantic drama ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' (1995), which also garnered mixed-to-negative reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=A Walk in the Clouds (1995)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walk_in_the_clouds|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523210321/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walk_in_the_clouds/|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves plays a young soldier returning home from [[World War&nbsp;II]], trying to settle down with a woman he married impulsively just before he enlisted. Film critic [[Mick LaSalle]] opined that "''A Walk in the Clouds'' is for the most part a beautiful, well-acted and emotionally rich picture", whereas Hal Hinson from ''The Washington Post'' said, "The film has the syrupy, [[Kodak]] magic-moment look of a [[Bo Derek]] movie, and pretty much the same level of substance".<ref>{{Cite web|last=LaSalle|first=Mick|author-link=Mick LaSalle|date=August 11, 1995|title=Movie Review / Reeves Takes 'Walk' And Runs With It|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/MOVIE-REVIEW-Reeves-Takes-Walk-And-Runs-With-3026860.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412204506/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/MOVIE-REVIEW-Reeves-Takes-Walk-And-Runs-With-3026860.php|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020|website=SFGate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinson |first=Hal |date=August 11, 1995 |title=A Walk in the Clouds |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/awalkinthecloudspg13hinson_c027c0.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011021601/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/awalkinthecloudspg13hinson_c027c0.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

Besides film work, Reeves retreated briefly to the theatre playing [[Prince Hamlet]] in a 1995 [[Manitoba Theatre Centre]] production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtc.mb.ca/news.aspx?id=1356 |title=Manitoba Theatre Centre: News |publisher=Mtc.mb.ca |access-date=May 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213120333/http://www.mtc.mb.ca/news.aspx?id=1356 |archive-date=February 13, 2010 }}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' critic [[Roger Lewis (biographer)|Roger Lewis]] believed his performance, writing he "quite embodied the innocence, the splendid fury, the animal grace of the leaps and bounds, the emotional violence, that form the Prince of Denmark&nbsp;... He is one of the top three Hamlets I have seen, for a simple reason: he ''is'' Hamlet".<ref>''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' Volume 58, 1995.</ref>

Reeves was soon drawn to science fiction roles, appearing in ''[[Chain Reaction (1996 film)|Chain Reaction]]'' (1996) with co-stars [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Rachel Weisz]], [[Fred Ward]], [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]]. He plays a researcher of a [[Sustainable energy|green energy]] project, who has to go on the run when he is [[Frameup|framed]] for murder. ''Chain Reaction'' was not a critical success and gained mostly a negative reaction; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 16% and described it as "a man-on-the-run thriller that mostly sticks to generic formula".<ref>{{Citation|title=Chain Reaction (1996)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1072457_chain_reaction|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106151324/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1072457_chain_reaction|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves's film choices after ''Chain Reaction'' were also critical disappointments. He starred in the independent crime comedy ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'' (1996), with [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] and [[Cameron Diaz]], which was described as "shoddily assembled, and fundamentally miscast" by Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Citation|title=Feeling Minnesota (1996)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/feeling_minnesota|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920121920/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/feeling_minnesota|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In that year, he turned down an offer to star in ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'', despite being offered a salary of $12&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Portman|first=Jamie|title=Keanu not sequel to the task|date=September 13, 1996|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|page=C3}}</ref> According to Reeves, this decision caused [[20th Century Fox]] to sever ties with him for a decade.<ref name="gq cover">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gq.com/story/the-legend-of-keanu-reeves | title = The Legend of Keanu Reeves | first = Alex | last = Pappademos | date = April 15, 2019 | access-date = April 15, 2019 | magazine = [[GQ (magazine)|GQ]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190415131631/https://www.gq.com/story/the-legend-of-keanu-reeves | archive-date = April 15, 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Instead, Reeves toured with his band Dogstar, and appeared in the drama ''[[The Last Time I Committed Suicide]]'' (1997), based on a 1950 letter written by [[Neal Cassady]] to [[Jack Kerouac]]. Reeves's performance gained mixed reviews; Paul Tatara of [[CNN]] called him "void of talent&nbsp;[...] here he is again, reciting his lines as if they're non-related words strung together as a memory exercise",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tatara|first=Paul|date=July 10, 1997|title=CNN – Letter to Kerouac provides thin basis for 'Suicide' – July 10, 1997|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9707/10/review.last.suicide/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917103606/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9707/10/review.last.suicide/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2020|website=CNN}}</ref> whereas ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine thought "Reeves gives the nearest thing to a performance in his career as the enthusiastic feckless drunk".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Adam|date=January 1, 2000|title=The Last Time I Committed Suicide|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/last-time-committed-suicide-review/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Empire|language=en|archive-date=March 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316073030/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/last-time-committed-suicide-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> He starred in the 1997 [[supernatural]] horror ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]'' alongside [[Al Pacino]] and [[Charlize Theron]]; Reeves agreed to a pay cut of several million dollars so that the [[film studio]] could afford to hire Pacino.<ref name="meta" /> Based on [[Andrew Neiderman]]'s novel of the same name, the feature is about a successful young lawyer invited to New York City to work for a major firm, who discovers the owner of the firm is a [[Devil in Christianity|devil]]. ''The Devil's Advocate'' attracted positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Devil's Advocate (1997)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/devils_advocate|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523150712/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/devils_advocate/|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Film critic [[James Berardinelli]] called the film "highly enjoyable" and wrote, "There are times when Reeves lacks the subtlety that would have made this a more multi-layered portrayal, but it's nevertheless a solid job".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://preview.reelviews.net/movies/d/devils_advocate.html|title=Review: The Devil's Advocate|last=Berardinelli|first=James|author-link=James Berardinelli|date=1997|website=preview.reelviews.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219072940/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/d/devils_advocate.html|archive-date=December 19, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

===1999–2004: Resurgence with ''The Matrix'' franchise and comedies===
[[File:Keanu Reves in Mexico 2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Reeves promoting ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' in Mexico, 2008|alt=Reeves promoting The Day the Earth Stood Still in Mexico, 2008]]

In 1999, Reeves starred in the critically acclaimed science fiction film ''[[The Matrix]]'', the first installment in what would become [[The Matrix (franchise)|''The Matrix'' franchise]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/matrix|title=The Matrix (1999): Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804120019/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/matrix|archive-date=August 4, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves portrays computer programmer Thomas Anderson, a [[Security hacker|hacker]] using the alias "[[Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]]", who discovers humanity is trapped inside a simulated reality created by [[Artificial intelligence|intelligent machines]]. To prepare for the film, which was written and directed by [[the Wachowskis]], Reeves had read [[Kevin Kelly (editor)|Kevin Kelly]]'s ''[[Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World]]'', and [[Dylan Evans]]'s ideas on [[evolutionary psychology]]. The principal cast underwent months of intense training with [[Fight choreography|martial arts choreographer]] [[Yuen Woo-ping]] to prepare for the fight scenes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Godoski|first=Andrew|date=February 5, 2013|title=Under The Influence: The Matrix – Screened|url=http://www.screened.com/news/under-the-influence-the-matrix/2218/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205085233/http://www.screened.com/news/under-the-influence-the-matrix/2218/|archive-date=February 5, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> ''The Matrix'' proved to be a box office success; several critics considered it to be one of the [[List of films considered the best#Science fiction|best science fiction films of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/21/matrix-wachowskis-science-fiction|title=The Matrix: No 13 best sci-fi and fantasy film of all time|date=October 21, 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 13, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009062236/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/21/matrix-wachowskis-science-fiction|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20037541_25,00.html|title=The Sci-Fi 25 {{!}} 25 {{!}} Countdown! {{!}} Movies {{!}} Sci-Fi Central|date=May 8, 2007|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508042743/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20037541_25,00.html|archive-date=May 8, 2007|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt it was a "wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination", despite perceiving weaknesses in the film's dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-31-ca-22706-story.html|title=An Apocalypse of Kinetic Joy|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|author-link = Kenneth Turan|date=March 31, 1999|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008051228/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-31-ca-22706-story.html|archive-date=October 8, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' credited Reeves for being a "strikingly chic [[Prada]] model of an action hero", and thought the martial arts stunts were the film's strongest feature.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/31/movies/film-review-the-reality-is-all-virtual-and-densely-complicated.html|title=Film Review; The Reality Is All Virtual, And Densely Complicated|date=March 31, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 13, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223205143/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/31/movies/film-review-the-reality-is-all-virtual-and-densely-complicated.html|archive-date=December 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Matrix'' received Academy Awards for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], Best Sound Editing, [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], and Best Sound.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000|title=The 72nd Academy Awards {{!}} 2000|newspaper=Oscars.org {{pipe}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417092419/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000|archive-date=April 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the success of ''The Matrix'', Reeves avoided another blockbuster in favour of a lighthearted sports comedy, ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'' (2000). He agreed to a pay cut to enable [[Gene Hackman]] to co-star in the film.<ref name="meta">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102572&page=1|title=Keanu Gives Up 'Matrix' Money|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701224329/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102572&page=1|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Against his wishes, Reeves starred in the thriller ''[[The Watcher (2000 film)|The Watcher]]'' (2000), playing a serial killer who stalks a retired FBI agent. He said that a friend forged his signature on a contract, which he could not prove; he appeared in the film to avoid legal action.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 11, 2001|title=Keanu: I was tricked into making film|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/11/news|url-status=live|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301203221/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/11/news|archive-date=March 1, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Upon its release, the film was critically panned.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Watcher (2000)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watcher|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225151201/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/watcher|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, he had a supporting role in another thriller, [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]'', a story about a woman (played by [[Cate Blanchett]]) with [[extrasensory perception]] asked to help find a young woman who disappeared. The film grossed $44&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0219699/?ref_=bo_se_r_2|title=The Gift|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802205719/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0219699/?ref_=bo_se_r_2|url-status=live}}</ref> Film critic [[Paul Clinton]] of CNN thought the film was fairly compelling, saying of Reeves's acting: "[Raimi] managed to get a performance out of Reeves that only occasionally sounds like he's reading his lines from the back of a cereal box."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clinton|first=Paul|author-link=Paul Clinton|date=January 19, 2001|title=CNN.com – Entertainment – 'The Gift' a satisfying scare – January 19, 2001|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/19/review.gift/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203091936/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/19/review.gift/index.html|archive-date=December 3, 2017|access-date=April 13, 2020|website=CNN}}</ref>

In 2001, Reeves continued to explore and accept roles in a diverse range of genres. The first was a romantic drama, ''[[Sweet November (2001 film)|Sweet November]]'', a remake of the 1968 film of the [[Sweet November (1968 film)|same name]]. This was his second collaboration with Charlize Theron; the film was met with a generally negative reception.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sweet November (2001)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1104841_sweet_november|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504190844/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1104841_sweet_november|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Desson Thomson|Desson Thompson]] of ''The Washington Post'' criticized it for its "syrupy [[Cliché|cliches]], greeting-card wisdom and over-the-top [[tragicomedy]]", but commended Reeves for his likability factor in every performance he gives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Desson |date=February 16, 2001 |title='Sweet November': Sugar Shock |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/sweetnovemberhowe.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129085603/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/sweetnovemberhowe.htm |archive-date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> ''[[Hardball (film)|Hardball]]'' (2001) marked Reeves's attempt in another sports comedy. Directed by [[Brian Robbins]], it is based on the book ''Hardball: A Season in the Projects'' by Daniel Coyle. Reeves plays Conor O'Neill, a troubled young man who agrees to coach a [[Little League Baseball|Little League]] team from the [[Cabrini–Green Homes|Cabrini Green]] housing project in Chicago as a condition of obtaining a loan. Film critic Roger Ebert noted the film's desire to tackle difficult subjects and baseball coaching, but felt it lacked depth, and Reeves's performance was "glum and distant".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=September 14, 2001 |title=Hardball movie review & film summary (2001) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hardball-2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210182319/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hardball-2001 |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref>

By 2002, his professional music career had come to an end when Dogstar disbanded. The band had released two albums during their decade together; ''Our Little Visionary'' in 1996 and ''Happy Ending'' in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://culturacolectiva.com/music/keanu-reeves-music-band-dogstar-grunge|title=Dogstar: Keanu Reeves' Grunge Band You Need To Listen To ASAP|date=June 28, 2019|website=culturacolectiva.com|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623025633/https://culturacolectiva.com/music/keanu-reeves-music-band-dogstar-grunge|url-status=live}}</ref> Sometime afterwards, Reeves performed in the band Becky for a year, founded by Dogstar band-mate Rob Mailhouse, but quit in 2005, citing a lack of interest in a serious music career.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=February 1, 2005|title=Keanu Quits Becky|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/keanu-quits-becky|magazine=Contactmusic.com|access-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911072551/http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/keanu-quits-becky|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-was-in-a-band-with-keanu-reeves/|title=I Was in a Band With Keanu Reeves|last=Fothergill|first=Lucas|date=July 14, 2015|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914145248/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/rbxq95/i-was-in-a-band-with-keanu-reeves|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> After being absent from the screen in 2002, Reeves returned to ''The Matrix'' sequels in 2003 with ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'', released in May and November, respectively. [[Principal photography]] for both films was completed [[Back-to-back film production|back-to-back]], primarily at [[Fox Studios Australia|Fox Studios]] in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2003|title=Sydney sci-fi fans rush to re-enter the Matrix|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/sydney-sci-fi-fans-rush-to-re-enter-the-matrix-20030511-gdgqpr.html|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021124849/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/sydney-sci-fi-fans-rush-to-re-enter-the-matrix-20030511-gdgqpr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Matrix Reloaded'' garnered mostly favourable reviews; John Powers of ''[[LA Weekly]]'' praised the "dazzling pyrotechnics" but was critical of certain machine-like action scenes. Of Reeves's acting, Powers thought it was somewhat "wooden" but felt he has the ability to "exude a charmed aura".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/stuck-in-the-middle-with-neo/|title=Stuck in the middle with Neo|last=Powers|first=John|date=May 15, 2003|website=LA Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623091513/https://www.laweekly.com/stuck-in-the-middle-with-neo/|url-status=live}}</ref> Andrew Walker, writing for the ''[[Evening Standard]]'', praised the [[cinematography]] ("visually it gives full value as a virtuoso workout for your senses") but he was less taken by the film's "[[Variety store|dime-store]] philosophy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/amazing-matrix-7432061.html|title=Amazing Matrix|last=Walker|first=Alexander|date=May 16, 2003|website=Evening Standard|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519172043/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/amazing-matrix-7432061.html|archive-date=May 19, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> The film grossed $739 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0234215/|title=The Matrix Reloaded|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217133834/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0234215/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''The Matrix Revolutions'', the third installment, was met with mixed reception. According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus was that "characters and ideas take a back seat to the [[special effect]]s".<ref>{{Citation|title=The Matrix Revolutions (2003)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627023859/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions/|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Paul Clinton, writing for CNN, praised the special effects but felt Reeves's character was unfocused.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clinton|first=Paul|date=November 6, 2003|title=CNN.com – Review: 'Matrix' a waste of good technology – Nov. 6, 2003|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/04/sprj.caf03.review.matrix/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127124218/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/04/sprj.caf03.review.matrix/index.html|archive-date=November 27, 2017|access-date=April 18, 2020|website=CNN}}</ref> In contrast, the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''{{'}}s Carla Meyer was highly critical of the special effects, writing, "[The Wachowskis] [[computer-generated imagery]] goes from dazzling to deadening in action scenes that favor heavy, clanking weaponry over the martial-arts moves that thrilled viewers of ''The Matrix'' and ''The Matrix Reloaded''."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Carla|date=November 5, 2003|title=The final installment of the Wachowski brothers' science fiction epic features cheesy computer-generated imagery and stodgy action sequences. It is 'The Matrix Disappoints.'|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/The-final-installment-of-the-Wachowski-brothers-2579053.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213085509/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/The-final-installment-of-the-Wachowski-brothers-2579053.php|archive-date=December 13, 2017|access-date=April 13, 2020|website=SFGate}}</ref> Nevertheless, the film grossed a healthy $427&nbsp;million worldwide, although less than the two previous films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0242653/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Matrix Revolutions|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624191755/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0242653/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give]]'', a romantic comedy, was Reeves's last release of 2003. He co-starred with [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Diane Keaton]], and played Dr. Julian Mercer in the film. ''Something's Gotta Give'' received generally favourable reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=Something's Gotta Give (2003)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/somethings_gotta_give|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523222014/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/somethings_gotta_give/|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2005–2013: Thrillers, documentaries and directorial debut===
[[File:Keanu Reeves (Berlin Film Festival 2009) 2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Reeves at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2009|alt=Reeves, dressed in a grey suit, waving to the crowd at the Berlin Film Festival, February 2009]]

In 2005, Reeves played the [[Title character|title role]] in ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]'', an [[Occult detective fiction|occult detective]] film, about a man who has the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons. The film was a respectable box office hit, grossing $230&nbsp;million worldwide from a $100&nbsp;million budget but attracted mixed-to-positive reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=Constantine (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constantine|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226085905/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constantine|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=December 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''{{'}}s critic wrote that "''Constantine'' isn't bad, but it doesn't deserve any imposing adjectives. It's occasionally cheesy, sometimes enjoyable, intermittently scary, and constantly spiked with celestial blatherskite".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moses|first=Alexa|date=October 4, 2005|title=Constantine|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/constantine-20051004-gdm6w0.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180121/https://fls-na.amazon.com/1/batch/1/OE/|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=April 14, 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> He next appeared in ''[[Thumbsucker (film)|Thumbsucker]]'', which premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/movies/a-teenager-with-an-embarrassing-habit-finds-transformation-through.html|title=A Teenager With an Embarrassing Habit Finds Transformation Through Ritalin|last=Scott|first=A.O.|date=September 16, 2005|website=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824135147/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/movies/a-teenager-with-an-embarrassing-habit-finds-transformation-through.html|archive-date=August 24, 2018|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> A comedy adapted from the 1999 [[Walter Kirn]] [[Thumbsucker (novel)|novel of the same name]], the story follows a boy with a [[Thumb sucking|thumb-sucking]] problem. Reeves and the cast garnered positive critical reviews, with ''The Washington Post'' describing it as "a gently stirring symphony about emotional transition filled with lovely musical passages and softly nuanced performances".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomson|first=Desson|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092900592.html|title=Delightful Dysfunction|date=September 30, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 14, 2020|url-status=live|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207231851/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092900592.html|archive-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref>

Reeves appeared in the [[Richard Linklater]]-directed animated science fiction thriller ''[[A Scanner Darkly (film)|A Scanner Darkly]]'', which premiered at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4360368/year/2006.html|title=Festival de Cannes – From 15 to 26 May 2013|date=October 11, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011204250/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4360368/year/2006.html|archive-date=October 11, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> Reeves played Bob Arctor/Fred, an undercover agent in a futuristic [[dystopia]] under high-tech police [[surveillance]]. Based on the [[A Scanner Darkly|novel of the same name]] by [[Philip K. Dick]], the film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4184835585/|title=A Scanner Darkly|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130060734/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4184835585/|archive-date=January 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the film attracted generally favourable reviews; Paul Arendt of the BBC thought the film was "beautiful to watch", but Reeves was outshone by his co-star [[Robert Downey Jr.|Robert Downey Jr]].<ref>{{Citation|title=A Scanner Darkly (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scanner_darkly|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310054824/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scanner_darkly/|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/08/08/a_scanner_darkly_2006_review.shtml|title=BBC – Movies – review – A Scanner Darkly|last=Arendt|first=Paul|date=August 17, 2006|website=www.bbc.co.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919063455/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/08/08/a_scanner_darkly_2006_review.shtml|archive-date=September 19, 2019|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> His next role was Alex Wyler in ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'' (2006), a romantic drama adaptation of the [[South Korean language|South Korean]] film ''[[Il Mare]]'' (2000), which reunited him with Sandra Bullock. Despite its box office success,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lake House|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lakehouse.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023715/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lakehouse.htm|archive-date=October 9, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> [[Mark Kermode]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' was highly critical, writing "this syrup-drenched supernatural whimsy achieves stupidity at a genuinely international level&nbsp;[...] The last time Bullock and Reeves were together on screen the result was ''Speed''. This should have been entitled Stop".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kermode|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Kermode|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/jun/25/keanureeves.romance|title=The Lake House|date=June 25, 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 14, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206215045/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/jun/25/keanureeves.romance|archive-date=December 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Towards the end of 2006, he co-narrated ''[[The Great Warming]]'' with [[Alanis Morissette]], a documentary about [[climate change mitigation]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kern|first=Laura|date=November 3, 2006|title=A Straightforward Look at Our Changing World|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/movies/03warm.html|access-date=July 23, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130181931/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/movies/03warm.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Next in 2008, Reeves collaborated with director [[David Ayer]] on the crime thriller ''[[Street Kings]]''. He played an undercover policeman who must clear his name after the death of another officer. Released on April 11, the film grossed a moderate $66&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0421073/?ref_=bo_rl_ti|title=Street Kings|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624191647/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0421073/?ref_=bo_rl_ti|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's plot and Reeves' performance, however, were met with mostly unenthusiastic reviews. Paul Byrnes of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' stated, "It's full of twists and turns, a dead body in every reel, but it's not difficult to work out who's betraying whom, and that's just not good enough".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/street-kings-20080417-gds9x2.html|title=Street Kings|last=Byrnes|first=Paul|date=April 17, 2008|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417181252/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/street-kings-20080417-gds9x2.html|archive-date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' opined that "Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/18/drama.thriller1|title=Street Kings|date=April 17, 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 18, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223162022/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/18/drama.thriller1|archive-date=December 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves starred in another science fiction film, ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', a loose adaptation of the [[The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951 film of the same name]]. He portrayed [[Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)|Klaatu]], an alien sent from outer space to try to change human behaviour or eradicate humans because of their [[Environmental degradation|environmental impact]]. At the 2009 [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=WELT|url=https://www.welt.de/english-news/article3070137/Golden-Raspberry-Awards-list-of-nominees.html|title=2009 Razzies : Golden Raspberry Awards list of nominees|date=January 22, 2009|work=[[Die Welt]]|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822104703/http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3070137/Golden-Raspberry-Awards-list-of-nominees.html|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Many critics were unimpressed with the heavy use of special effects; ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' credited Reeves' ability to engage the audience, but thought the cinematography was abysmal and the "sub-[[Al Gore|Al-Gore]] environment lecture leaves you light-headed with tedium".<ref>{{Citation|title=The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/day_the_earth_stood_still|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119150408/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/day_the_earth_stood_still/|language=en|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Robey|first=Tim|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/3709005/The-Day-the-Earth-Stood-Still-and-Dean-Spanley-review.html|title=The Day the Earth Stood Still and Dean Spanley – review|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=December 11, 2008|access-date=April 15, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126181725/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/3709005/The-Day-the-Earth-Stood-Still-and-Dean-Spanley-review.html|archive-date=November 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Keanu Reeves and Tiger Chen, red carpet for Man of Tai Chi (10614803564) (cropped).jpg|alt=Reeves and Tiger Chen, 2013|thumb|left|[[Tiger Chen]] and Reeves at the [[Fantastic Fest]] film festival, 2013]]
[[Rebecca Miller]]'s ''[[The Private Lives of Pippa Lee]]'' was Reeves' sole release of 2009, which premiered at the [[59th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Private Lives of Pippa Lee|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2009/02_programm_2009/02_Filmdatenblatt_2009_20090100.php|work=Film file|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031074626/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2009/02_programm_2009/02_Filmdatenblatt_2009_20090100.php|archive-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The romantic comedy and its [[Ensemble cast|ensemble]] received an amicable review from ''The Telegraph''{{'}}s David Gritten; "Miller's film is a triumph. Uniformly well acted, it boasts a psychologically knowing script, clearly written by a smart, assertive human".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gritten|first=David|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/5787812/The-Private-Lives-of-Pippa-Lee-review.html|title=The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, review|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=September 7, 2009|access-date=April 15, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065748/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/5787812/The-Private-Lives-of-Pippa-Lee-review.html|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he starred in another romantic comedy, ''[[Henry's Crime]]'', about a man who is released from prison for a crime he did not commit, but then targets the same bank with his former cellmate. The film was not a box office hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl458851841/weekend/|title=Henry's Crime|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203055015/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl458851841/weekend/|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves' only work in 2011 was an adult picture book titled ''Ode to Happiness'', which he wrote, complemented by [[Alexandra Grant]]'s illustrations.<ref name="2011_OdeToHappiness">{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu |title=Ode to Happiness|others=Drawings and book design by Alexandra Grant |date=2011|publisher=[[Steidl|Steidl Publishers]]|isbn=9783869302096|editor1-last=Bergam|editor1-first=Janey|location=Göttingen|oclc=756797130}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13838742|title=Keanu Reeves' Ode to Happiness|work=BBC News|last=Hassan|first=Genevieve|date=June 22, 2011|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414204421/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13838742|archive-date=April 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves co-produced and appeared in a 2012 documentary, ''[[Side by Side (2012 film)|Side by Side]]''. He interviewed filmmakers including [[James Cameron]], [[Martin Scorsese]], and [[Christopher Nolan]]; the feature investigated [[Digital cinema|digital]] and [[Photochemistry|photochemical]] film creation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=August 30, 2012|title=Finding Drama in Newfangled Filmmaking|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/movies/side-by-side-with-keanu-reeves-charts-filmmaking-advances.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/movies/side-by-side-with-keanu-reeves-charts-filmmaking-advances.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Next, Reeves starred in ''[[Generation Um...]]'' (2012), an independent drama which was critically panned.<ref>{{Citation|title=Generation Um... (2013)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/generation_um|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225151154/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/generation_um|language=en|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Reeves starred in his own directorial debut, the martial arts film ''[[Man of Tai Chi]]''. The film has [[Multilingualism|multilingual]] dialogue and follows a young man drawn to an underground fight club, partially inspired by the life of Reeves' friend [[Tiger Chen]]. Principal photography took place in China and in Hong Kong. Reeves was also assisted by Yuen Woo-ping, the fight choreographer of ''The'' ''Matrix'' films.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ebiri|first=Bilge|date=November 1, 2013|title=Ebiri on Keanu Reeves's Man of Tai Chi: Neo Becomes Agent Smith|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/movie-review-man-of-tai-chi.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413010406/https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/movie-review-man-of-tai-chi.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref> ''Man of Tai Chi'' premiered at the Beijing Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0520/Keanu-Reeves-spent-five-years-on-his-latest-film-Why|title=Keanu Reeves spent five years on his latest film: Why?|last=Davidson|first=Mike|date=May 20, 2013|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907173521/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0520/Keanu-Reeves-spent-five-years-on-his-latest-film-Why|archive-date=September 7, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-cannes-reeves-idUSBRE94J0RO20130520|title=Keanu Reeves makes director debut with modern Kung Fu film|first=Mike|last=Davidson|date=May 20, 2013|work=Reuters|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211053649/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/entertainment-us-cannes-reeves-idUSBRE94J0RO20130520|archive-date=February 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and received praise from director [[John Woo]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kungfukingdom.com/man-of-tai-chi-movie-review/|title=Man of Tai Chi (2013)|date=April 1, 2014|website=Kung-fu Kingdom|language=en-GB|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328071509/https://kungfukingdom.com/man-of-tai-chi-movie-review/|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A wider, warm response followed suit; [[Bilge Ebiri]] of [[New York (magazine)|''Vulture'']] thought the fight sequences were "beautifully assembled", and Reeves showed restraint with the film editing to present the fighters' motion sequences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/movie-review-man-of-tai-chi.html|title=Ebiri on Keanu Reeves's Man of Tai Chi: Neo Becomes Agent Smith|last=Ebiri|first=Bilge|date=November 1, 2013|website=Vulture|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413010406/https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/movie-review-man-of-tai-chi.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote, "The brutally efficient shooting style Reeves employs to film master choreographer Yuen Woo-ping's breathtaking fights&nbsp;[...] is refreshingly grounded and old-school kinetic",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-man-of-tai-chi-review-story.html|title=Review: Keanu Reeves, as director, gives 'Man of Tai Chi' zip|last=Abele|first=Robert|date=November 1, 2013|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413010412/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-man-of-tai-chi-review-story.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> while Dave McGinn of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' called the film "ambitious but generic".<ref>{{Cite news|last=McGinn|first=David|date=May 11, 2018|title=Man of Tai Chi: Keanu Reeves's martial-arts flick lacks punch|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/man-of-tai-chi-keanu-reevess-new-martial-arts-flick-lacks-punch/article15145285/|url-status=live|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413011604/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/man-of-tai-chi-keanu-reevess-new-martial-arts-flick-lacks-punch/article15145285/|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> At the box office, ''Man of Tai Chi'' was a commercial disappointment, grossing only $5.5&nbsp;million worldwide from a budget of $25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreenriot.com/445-out-in-theaters-man-of-tai-chi/|title=Out in Theaters: Man of Tai Chi|date=October 20, 2013|website=Silver Screen Riot|language=en-US|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217035650/https://silverscreenriot.com/445-out-in-theaters-man-of-tai-chi/|archive-date=December 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2016940/?ref_=bo_gr_ti|title=Man of Tai Chi|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180123/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2016940/?ref_=bo_gr_ti|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2013, Reeves played Kai in the [[3D film|3D]] fantasy ''[[47 Ronin (2013 film)|47 Ronin]]'', a Japanese [[fable]] about a group of rogue [[samurai]]. The film premiered in Japan but failed to gain traction with audiences; reviews were not positive, causing [[Universal Pictures]] to reduce advertising for the film elsewhere. ''47 Ronin'' was a [[Box-office bomb|box office flop]] and was mostly poorly received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/47-ronin-box-office-bomb-1201012170/|title='47 Ronin': The Inside Story of Universal's Samurai Disaster|last1=Setoodeh|first1=Ramin|date=December 30, 2013|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=April 15, 2020|last2=Foundas|first2=Scott|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031042841/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/47-ronin-box-office-bomb-1201012170/|archive-date=October 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2014–2022: Resurgence with ''John Wick''===
After another series of commercial failures, Reeves' made a career comeback in 2014, playing the title role in the action thriller ''[[John Wick (film)|John Wick]]'', directed by [[Chad Stahelski]]. In the first installment of the ''[[John Wick]]'' franchise, Reeves plays a retired hitman seeking vengeance. He worked closely with the screenwriter to develop the story; "We all agreed on the potential of the project. I love the role, but you want the whole story, the whole ensemble to come to life", Reeves said.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2014 |title=Keanu Reeves plays hitman in 'John Wick' – Surprises with unexpected use of artillery in action scenes |url=http://movies.inquirer.net/15643/keanu-reeves-plays-hitman-in-john-wick-surprises-with-unexpected-use-of-artillery-in-action-scenes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219021815/http://movies.inquirer.net/15643/keanu-reeves-plays-hitman-in-john-wick-surprises-with-unexpected-use-of-artillery-in-action-scenes |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2020 |website=Inquirer Movies}}</ref> Filmed on location in the New York City area, the film was eventually released on October 24 in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=October 14, 2014|title=Bridget Moynahan Joins Keanu Reeves Thriller 'John Wick'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bridget-moynahan-joins-keanu-reeves-648362|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201171122/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bridget-moynahan-joins-keanu-reeves-648362|archive-date=December 1, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' was impressed by the director's "confident, muscular action debut", and Reeves' "effortless" performance, which marked his return to the action genre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/john-wick-film-review-742842|title='John Wick': Film Review|last=Lowe|first=Justin|date=October 22, 2014|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914015207/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/john-wick-film-review-742842|archive-date=September 14, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis of ''The New York Times'' praised Reeves' fight scenes and wrote he is "always more comfortable in roles that demand cool over hot, attitude over emotion".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/movies/in-john-wick-keanu-reeves-as-an-avenger.html|title=Pet's Slaughter Uncorks a Latent Inner Assassin|date=October 23, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823203158/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/movies/in-john-wick-keanu-reeves-as-an-avenger.html|archive-date=August 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''John Wick'' proved to be a box office success, grossing $86&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1482524161/|title=John Wick|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222084154/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1482524161/|archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Next, Reeves starred in a smaller-scale horror feature, ''[[Knock Knock (2015 film)|Knock Knock]]'' (2015), a remake of ''[[Death Game]]'' (1977, filmed 1974). Described as "over-the-top destruction" by the ''[[Toronto Star]]'', Reeves plays a father, home alone, when two young women show up and start a game of [[cat and mouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howell|first=Peter|date=October 8, 2015|title=Reel Brief: Mini reviews of 99 Homes, Knock Knock, The Forbidden Room, Labyrinth of Lies, This Changes Everything|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/10/08/reel-brief-mini-reviews-of-99-homes-knock-knock-the-forbidden-room-labyrinth-of-lies-this-changes-everything.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507003309/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/10/08/reel-brief-mini-reviews-of-99-homes-knock-knock-the-forbidden-room-labyrinth-of-lies-this-changes-everything.html|archive-date=May 7, 2019|access-date=April 16, 2020|website=Toronto Star|language=en}}</ref> His other releases in 2015 were the documentaries ''[[Deep Web (film)|Deep Web]]'', about crime on the [[dark web]], and ''[[Mifune: The Last Samurai]]'', about the life of a Japanese actor ([[Toshiro Mifune]]) famous for playing samurai characters. He [[Narration|narrated]] both films.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leydon|first=Joe|date=June 1, 2015|title=Film Review: 'Deep Web'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-deep-web-1201509033/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404004223/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-deep-web-1201509033/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|last8=UR|date=December 1, 2016|title=Review: In documentary 'Mifune: The Last Samurai,' Spielberg, Scorsese and others shed light on the legendary Japanese actor|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mifune-review-20161128-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507101439/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mifune-review-20161128-story.html|archive-date=May 7, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

Reeves appeared in five film releases in 2016. The first was ''[[Exposed (2016 film)|Exposed]]'', a crime thriller about a detective who investigates his partner's death and discovers police corruption along the way. The film received negative reviews for its confused plot, and Reeves was criticized for displaying limited facial expressions.<ref>{{Citation|title=Exposed (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exposed_2016|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427201655/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exposed_2016|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Muir|first=Kate|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/north-america-travel/us-travel/new-york-city/exposed-vt2svs00v|title=Exposed|date=February 26, 2016|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=April 18, 2020|language=en|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180142/https://fls-na.amazon.com/1/batch/1/OE/|url-status=live}}</ref> His next release, the comedy ''[[Keanu (film)|Keanu]]'', was better received.<ref>{{Citation|title=Keanu (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/keanu_2016|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728172402/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/keanu_2016/|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In it he voiced the eponymous kitten. Reeves then had a minor role in ''[[The Neon Demon]]'', a psychological horror directed by [[Nicolas Winding Refn]]. He played Hank, a lustful motel owner who appears in Jesse's (played by [[Elle Fanning]]) nightmare.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bray|first=Catherine|date=May 18, 2019|title=The Neon Demon review {{!}} Sight & Sound|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/neon-demon-first-look|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508100608/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/neon-demon-first-look|archive-date=May 8, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=British Film Institute|language=en}}</ref> In his fourth release, he played a charismatic leader of a settlement in ''[[The Bad Batch (film)|The Bad Batch]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|date=September 6, 2016|title=The Bad Batch review: Keanu Reeves and Jim Carrey thrive in cannibal apocalypse|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/06/the-bad-batch-review-ana-lily-amirpour-suki-waterhouse-keanu-reeves|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802233233/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/06/the-bad-batch-review-ana-lily-amirpour-suki-waterhouse-keanu-reeves|url-status=live}}</ref> His final release of the year was ''[[The Whole Truth (2016 film)|The Whole Truth]]'', featuring [[Gabriel Basso]], [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], [[Renée Zellweger]], and [[Jim Belushi]]. He played Richard, a [[Criminal defense lawyer|defence attorney]]. Noel Murray of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described it as "moderately clever, reasonably entertaining courtroom drama", with a skilled cast but overall a "mundane" film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Noel|date=October 19, 2016|title=An A-list cast and crew make a C+ courtroom drama with The Whole Truth|url=https://www.avclub.com/an-a-list-cast-and-crew-make-a-c-courtroom-drama-with-1798189174|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122180410/https://film.avclub.com/an-a-list-cast-and-crew-make-a-c-courtroom-drama-with-1798189174|archive-date=November 22, 2019|access-date=April 16, 2020|website=The A.V. Club|language=en-us}}</ref> Reeves also appeared in ''[[Swedish Dicks]]'', a two-season [[web television]] series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greene|first=Steve|date=August 10, 2017|title='Swedish Dicks' Review: Keanu Reeves is a Rare Highlight in a Detective Series Too Goofy for its Own Good|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/swedish-dicks-review-keanu-reeves-pop-1201865057/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510233023/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/swedish-dicks-review-keanu-reeves-pop-1201865057/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Reeves agreed to reprise his role for a sequel in the ''John Wick'' franchise, ''[[John Wick: Chapter 2]]''. The story carries on from the first film and follows ''John Wick'' as he goes on the run when a [[Bounty (reward)|bounty]] is placed on him. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171.5&nbsp;million worldwide, more than its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1702856193/|title=John Wick: Chapter 2|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195025/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johnwick2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Hewitt of ''Empire'' magazine praised Reeves' performance, which complemented his previous action roles (''Point Break'' and ''Speed)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/john-wick-chapter-two-review/|title=John Wick: Chapter Two|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|date=February 6, 2017|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623005417/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/john-wick-chapter-two-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, [[Justin Chang]] of the ''Los Angeles Times'' described the picture as "a down-and-dirty [[B movie|B-picture]] with a lustrous A-picture soul".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-john-wick-chapter2-review-2017-story.html|title=Review: Keanu Reeves knows gun-fu in the thrillingly disciplined 'John Wick: Chapter 2'|last=Chang|first=Justin|date=February 9, 2017|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818232517/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-john-wick-chapter2-review-2017-story.html|archive-date=August 18, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Besides this large-scale feature, Reeves starred in a drama, ''[[To the Bone (film)|To the Bone]]'', in which he plays a doctor helping a young woman with [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]]. It premiered at the 2017 [[Sundance Film Festival]], followed by distribution on [[Netflix]] in July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2017-festival|title=2017 Sundance Film Festival: Competition And Next Lineup Announced|website=www.sundance.org|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203033355/http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2017-festival|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2017/04/20/to-the-bone-netflix/|title=Netflix confirms date for original film 'To The Bone' with Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves|last=Heath|first=Paul|date=April 20, 2017|website=THN – The Hollywood News|language=en-GB|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628183505/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2017/04/20/to-the-bone-netflix/|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Early reviews were positive, with praise for its non-glamorized portrayal of anorexia, although the ''[[New Statesman]]'' magazine thought it was irresponsible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2017/07/to-the-bone-netflix-review-glamourises-anorexia-eating-disorders|title=Don't watch Netflix's To The Bone|last=Leszkiewicz|first=Anna|date=July 10, 2017|website=www.newstatesman.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727145558/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2017/07/to-the-bone-netflix-review-glamourises-anorexia-eating-disorders|archive-date=July 27, 2019|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> That year, Reeves also made [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] appearances in the films ''[[A Happening of Monumental Proportions]]'' and ''[[SPF-18]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roeper|first=Richard|date=September 23, 2018|title='A Happening of Monumental Proportions' wastes a deep cast of stars|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/9/23/18466051/a-happening-of-monumental-proportions-wastes-a-deep-cast-of-stars|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911193427/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/9/23/18466051/a-happening-of-monumental-proportions-wastes-a-deep-cast-of-stars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=SPF-18 (2017)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spf_18|work=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210151058/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spf_18/|language=en|access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reeves reunited with Winona Ryder in the 2018 comedy ''[[Destination Wedding]]'', about wedding guests who develop a mutual affection for each other. They had worked together previously in ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', ''A Scanner Darkly'' and ''The Private Lives of Pippa Lee''. Reeves also co-produced and starred in two thrillers. ''[[Siberia (2018 film)|Siberia]]'', in which he plays a diamond trader who travels to [[Siberia]] to search for his Russian partner, and ''[[Replicas (film)|Replicas]]'', which tells the story of a [[neuroscientist]] who violates laws and [[bioethics]] to bring his family back to life after they die in a car crash. ''Siberia'' was critically panned; reviewers thought the plot was nonsensical and Reeves had little chemistry with co-star [[Ana Ularu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lowe|first=Justin|date=July 13, 2018|title='Siberia': Film Review {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/siberia-1126847|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017180614/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/siberia-1126847|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Sara|date=July 13, 2018|title='Siberia' is a cold, empty thriller|url=https://nypost.com/2018/07/13/siberia-is-a-cold-empty-thriller/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=New York Post|language=en-US|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018170815/https://nypost.com/2018/07/13/siberia-is-a-cold-empty-thriller/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Replicas'' did not fare well with critics either; ''The A.V. Club'' praised Reeves' performance, but gave the film a grade D−, adding it is "garbage".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Dowd|first=A.A.|date=January 11, 2019|title=The Keanu Reeves sci-fi movie Replicas is so terrible it could give you an existential crisis|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-keanu-reeves-sci-fi-movie-replicas-is-so-terrible-i-1831684602|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=The A.V. Club|language=en-us|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020070123/https://film.avclub.com/the-keanu-reeves-sci-fi-movie-replicas-is-so-terrible-i-1831684602|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also a box office failure, earning $9.3 million from a budget of $30 million.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Replicas|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1258653185/?ref_=bo_yld_table_83|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806182438/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1258653185/?ref_=bo_yld_table_83|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Reunião com o ator norte-americano Keanu Reeves (46806576944) (cropped).jpg|left|upright=0.75|thumb|Reeves in 2019]]
Returning to the ''John Wick'' franchise, Reeves starred in ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' (2019), the third feature in the series directed by Stahelski. The film takes place immediately after the events of ''John Wick: Chapter 2'' and features new cast members including [[Halle Berry]]. The film was another box office hit, grossing $171&nbsp;million in the United States and more than $155&nbsp;million internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1476560385/|title=John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329192856/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1476560385/|archive-date=March 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Globe and Mail''{{'}}s reviewer gave the film three out of four stars, praising the fight scenes, but felt there was "aesthetic overindulgence" with the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hertz|first=Barry|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-tick-tock-time-to-coldclock-why-john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-is/|title=Review: Tick tock, time to coldclock: Why John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is the Swiss luxury watch of action cinema|date=May 16, 2019|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=April 17, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040743/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-tick-tock-time-to-coldclock-why-john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-is/|archive-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> ''The Guardian''{{'}}s Cath Clarke questioned Reeves' acting; she wrote that "he keeps his face statue-still [...] three movies in, franchise bloat is beginning to set in".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Cath|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/16/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-review-keanu-reeves-chad-stahelski|title=John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum review – franchise bloat for Keanu Reeves' hitman|date=May 16, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 17, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226141738/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/16/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-review-keanu-reeves-chad-stahelski|archive-date=December 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves was nominated for Favorite Male Movie Star of 2019 in the [[People's Choice Awards]], and the film itself was nominated for [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film|Best Contemporary Film]] in the [[ADG Excellence in Production Design Award|Art Directors Guild Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/1070226/2019-people-s-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|title=2019 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees on People's Choice Awards {{!}} E! News UK|date=November 10, 2019|website=E! News|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904144516/https://www.eonline.com/uk/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/1070226/2019-people-s-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|archive-date=September 4, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2020/|title=ADG Awards Winner & Nominees|website=adg.org|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306161918/https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2020/|archive-date=March 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Reeves then voiced Duke Caboom in 2019's ''[[Toy Story 4]]'', the fourth installment of [[Pixar]]'s [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'']] franchise.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=June 12, 2019|title=How Keanu Reeves Ended Up in 'Toy Story 4' as Duke Caboom|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/toy-story-4-how-keanu-reeves-became-duke-caboom-1217869|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020134413/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/toy-story-4-how-keanu-reeves-became-duke-caboom-1217869|url-status=live}}</ref> In that same year on April 27 and 28, a film festival was held in his honour, called KeanuCon, hosted in Glasgow, Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/theres-keanu-reeves-film-festival-14743644|title=There's a Keanu Reeves film festival happening in Glasgow|last=Russell|first=Jennifer|date=June 4, 2018|website=glasgowlive|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322110028/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/theres-keanu-reeves-film-festival-14743644|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Over two days, nine of his films were screened for guests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/europes-first-keanu-reeves-film-15969803|title=Film fans rejoice as Keanu Reeves film festival set to go ahead next month|last=Russell|first=Jennifer|date=March 13, 2019|website=glasgowlive|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322110027/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/europes-first-keanu-reeves-film-15969803|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2019, Reeves played a supporting role as himself in the [[Ali Wong]]-led romantic comedy ''[[Always Be My Maybe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Wong Assures Keanu Reeves Is a 'Sweet, Professional Guy' — Not Jerk from Always Be My Maybe |url=https://people.com/movies/ali-wong-keanu-reeves-always-be-my-maybe/ |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114175235/https://people.com/movies/ali-wong-keanu-reeves-always-be-my-maybe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Reeves travelled to [[São Paulo]] to produce a Netflix series, ''Conquest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2019/08/31/conquest-o-que-sabemos-sobre-a-serie-que-keanu-reeves-esta-rodando-em-sp.htm|title=Conquest: Tudo o que sabemos sobre a série que Keany Reeves está rodando em SP|website=[[Universo Online|Uol]]|language=pt|first=Leonardo|last=Rodrigues|date=August 31, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2020|trans-title=Conquest: Everything we know about the series filmed by Keanu Reeves in São Paulo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125174324/https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2019/08/31/conquest-o-que-sabemos-sobre-a-serie-que-keanu-reeves-esta-rodando-em-sp.htm|archive-date=January 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/keanu-reeves-e-bruna-marquezine-estrelarao-juntos-serie-da-netflix-filmada-no-brasil/|title=Rolling Stone · Keanu Reeves e Bruna Marquezine estrelarão juntos série da Netflix filmada no Brasil|last=Internet (amdb.com.br)|first=AMDB|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 12, 2020|language=pt-br|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413071200/https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/keanu-reeves-e-bruna-marquezine-estrelarao-juntos-serie-da-netflix-filmada-no-brasil/|archive-date=April 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Footage shot for the project would remain in [[development hell]] for years due to creator [[Carl Rinsch]]'s erratic behaviour and mental health state, which caused him to miss several deadlines and enter litigation with Netflix over the rights to the series.<ref name="nyt-carreyrou">{{Cite news |last=Carreyrou |first=John  |author-link=John Carreyrou |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/business/carl-rinsch-netflix-conquest.html  |title=The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You'll Never See |date=November 22, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>

As early as 2008, Reeves and [[Alex Winter]] had shown enthusiasm for a third ''[[Bill & Ted]]'' film, but the project went into development limbo.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=August 18, 2020|title=Inside the Long, Strange Trip of 'Bill & Ted'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/inside-the-long-strange-trip-bill-ted-face-music-1046168/|access-date=October 19, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930015012/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/inside-the-long-strange-trip-bill-ted-face-music-1046168/|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally in 2020, ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]]'', the third film in the franchise was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/movies/news/keanu-reeves-confirms-that-bill-and-ted-3-is-on-the/211337|title=Keanu Reeves confirms that 'Bill And Ted 3' is on the way|work=[[NME]]|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=April 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410001804/http://www.nme.com/movies/news/keanu-reeves-confirms-that-bill-and-ted-3-is-on-the/211337|archive-date=April 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EW.com 2018">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/05/08/bill-and-ted-3-announced/|title='Bill & Ted 3' is officially happening|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|date=May 8, 2018|website=EW.com|access-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613210533/http://ew.com/movies/2018/05/08/bill-and-ted-3-announced/|archive-date=June 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The critic from ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' magazine was disappointed in Reeves' performance, but praised the film for its message that "music has the power to unite the world".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kramer|first=Gary M.|date=August 28, 2020|title=The latest "Bill & Ted" adventure is more bogus than excellent, despite some chuckles|url=https://www.salon.com/2020/08/28/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-review/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Salon|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017204317/https://www.salon.com/2020/08/28/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Leah Greenblatt of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave the film a grade B, and complimented the onscreen chemistry between Reeves and Winter.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=August 27, 2020|title='Bill & Ted Face the Music' is delightfully dumb|url=https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-review/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=EW.com|language=EN|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017213331/https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'' as a [[tumbleweed]] named Sage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=John|date=November 14, 2019|title='SpongeBob Movie' Returns with a Blessing from Keanu Reeves|url=https://theslanted.com/2019/11/36336/spongebob-movie-2020-keanu-reeves/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412102549/https://theslanted.com/2019/11/36336/spongebob-movie-2020-keanu-reeves/|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2019|website=Slanted|language=en-US}}</ref> Reeves appears as Johnny Silverhand in the video game ''[[Cyberpunk 2077]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Evan|date=June 12, 2019|title=Keanu Reeves on Cyberpunk 2077, getting into gaming, John Wick, and more|url=https://ew.com/gaming/2019/06/12/keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-2077-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612212006/https://ew.com/gaming/2019/06/12/keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-2077-interview/|archive-date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2019|work=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Liao|first=Shannon|date=June 13, 2019|title=Cyberpunk 2077 designer reveals what it's like to work with Keanu Reeves|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/13/tech/keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-2077/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613074200/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/13/tech/keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-2077/index.html|archive-date=June 13, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2019|website=CNN}}</ref> In December 2021, Reeves returned to the screen for the fourth film in ''The Matrix'' franchise: ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]''. [[Carrie-Anne Moss]] also reprised her role as Trinity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/movies/the-matrix-sequel-reeves.html|title='The Matrix' Gets a Fourth Movie, and Keanu Reeves Is Back|last=Holson|first=Laura M.|date=August 21, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 23, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823024654/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/movies/the-matrix-sequel-reeves.html|archive-date=August 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/|title='Matrix 4' Officially a Go With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski |last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=August 20, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820202054/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/|archive-date=August 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Matrix Resurrections'' was a box office disappointment;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Producer of 'The Matrix Resurrections' sues Warner Bros. over how the film was released. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/business/matrix-resurrections-lawsuit.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805214414/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/business/matrix-resurrections-lawsuit.html |url-status=live }}</ref> one critic praised Reeves' and Moss' performances, but thought the film was a "no game-changer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aspinall |first=Jeremy |title=The Matrix Resurrections (2021) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-wpy69w/the-matrix-resurrections/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Radio Times |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805215915/https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-wpy69w/the-matrix-resurrections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2023–present: Post-''John Wick''===
[[Lionsgate]]'s ''[[John Wick: Chapter 4]]'' premiered on March 24, 2023; Reeves reprised his role as the title character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Something Wick-ed this way comes in ''John Wick: Chapter 4'' |url=https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-wick-chapter-4-review/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325234758/https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-wick-chapter-4-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It received critical acclaim; several reviewers cited the film among the greatest action films ever made.<ref name="Best1">{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Raphael |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/john-wick-chapter-4-review-1234819284/ |title='John Wick: Chapter 4' Review: The Best Action Blockbuster Since 'Fury Road' |date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=June 24, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Best2">{{Cite web |last=Dondlinger |first=Evan |url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/review-john-wick-chapter-4-is-what-all-action-movies-should-be/article_4f0e2b60-ce81-11ed-b7ca-6749ed517eec.html |title=REVIEW: "John Wick: Chapter 4" is what all action movies should be |date=March 30, 2023 |website=[[The Daily Nebraskan]] |access-date=June 24, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Best3">{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Michael |url=https://nerdist.com/article/john-wick-chapter-4-review-film-offers-franchise-high-and-is-one-of-the-best-action-movies-ever/ |title=John Wick: Chapter 4 Isn't Just Amazing, it's One of The Best Action Movies Ever Made |date=March 15, 2023 |website=[[Nerdist]] |access-date=June 24, 2024 }}</ref> He also reprised his role as Johnny Silverhand in the ''Cyberpunk 2077'' expansion, ''[[Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty|Phantom Liberty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Toussaint |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Phantom Liberty is the 'only planned expansion' for Cyberpunk 2077 |url=https://www.polygon.com/23340860/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-only-planned-expansion-cd-projekt-red |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907230117/https://www.polygon.com/23340860/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-only-planned-expansion-cd-projekt-red |url-status=live }}</ref>
A comic book series, ''[[BRZRKR]]'', co-written by Reeves was published in three volumes starting in March 2021 and concluding in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/BRZRKR-Vol-3/Keanu-Reeves/9781684157129 |title=BRZRKR Vol. 3 |date=October 10, 2023 |isbn=978-1-68415-712-9 |language=en |last1=Reeves |first1=Keanu |last2=Kindt |first2=Matt |publisher=BOOM! Studios |access-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115132650/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/BRZRKR-Vol-3/Keanu-Reeves/9781684157129 |url-status=live }}</ref> Issue #1 sold over 615,000 copies, making it the top-selling single issue since [[Star Wars comics|Star Wars]] #1 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR #1 Sells Over 615,000 Copies To Comic Stores |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-1-sells-over-615000-copies-to-comic-stores/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002020647/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-1-sells-over-615000-copies-to-comic-stores/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Collier |date=February 6, 2021 |title=BRZRKR #1 Is the Best Selling Comic Since Marvel's Star Wars #1 in 2015 |url=https://www.cbr.com/brzrkr-comic-600000-copies-keanu-reeves/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119151652/https://www.cbr.com/brzrkr-comic-600000-copies-keanu-reeves/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:DogstarKentish190624 (19 of 69) (53803219643) Cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Reeves performing with [[Dogstar (band)|Dogstar]] in 2024]]
After occasionally meeting up for jam sessions in the years following their dissolution, Dogstar began recording new material during the beginning of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which turned into a finished album, ''[[Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees]]'' (2023).<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=May 26, 2023 |title=The Return of Dogstar: Why Keanu Reeves' Rock Trio Was Resurrected |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dogstar-keanu-reeves-new-album-bottlerock-1235341411/ |access-date=June 17, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111012608/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dogstar-keanu-reeves-new-album-bottlerock-1235341411/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following their first performance in 20 years at [[BottleRock Napa Valley]] music festival,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaziri |first=Aidin |date=May 28, 2023 |title=Keanu Reeves shakes off nerves at BottleRock for Dogstar's first concert in more than 20 years |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/keanu-reeves-bottlerock-dogstar-festival-18122655.php |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629103326/https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/keanu-reeves-bottlerock-dogstar-festival-18122655.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Reeves and the band embarked on a 25-date tour in North America and Japan in support of the album, beginning August 10 in [[Hermosa Beach, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Keanu Reeves Reunites With Band Dogstar for First Headlining Show in 20 Years as Group Announces New Album |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/keanu-reeves-band-dogstar-first-headlining-show-20-years-new-album-1235539662/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224204203/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/keanu-reeves-band-dogstar-first-headlining-show-20-years-new-album-1235539662/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, announces new album and tour |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/keanu-reeves-dogstar-album-tour-1.6910996 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=[[CBC Music]] |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023200523/https://www.cbc.ca/music/keanu-reeves-dogstar-album-tour-1.6910996 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Sardar |first1=Ali |title=Dogstar 2023 Tour Dates, Concerts & Tickets |url=https://rockinformer.com/dogstar-tour-dates-concerts-tickets/ |website=Rock Informer |date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101122011/https://rockinformer.com/dogstar-tour-dates-concerts-tickets/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July, Boom! Studios published the first issue of ''BRZRKR: Bloodlines'', titled ''[[BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness|Poetry of Madness]]''.<ref name="IGN-POETRY">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/brzrkr-poetry-of-madness-exclusive-preview-of-the-prequel-story |title=BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness - Exclusive Preview of the Prequel Story |website=[[IGN]] |date=July 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321183408/https://www.ign.com/articles/brzrkr-poetry-of-madness-exclusive-preview-of-the-prequel-story |url-status=live }}</ref> Reeves appeared as the featured guest for the season 6 premiere episode of ''[[Ride with Norman Reedus]]'' (2023), titled "The Utah Desert with Keanu Reeves".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/tv/keanu-reeves-ride-norman-reedus-happy/|title=Look At How Happy Keanu Reeves Looks In New 'Ride With Norman Reedus' Footage|last=Ricci|work=Uproxx|first=Kimberley|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=January 26, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126202023/https://uproxx.com/tv/keanu-reeves-ride-norman-reedus-happy/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[CinemaBlend]]''{{'}}s Nick Venable said, "the installment makes for some truly heartwarming viewing for anyone who needs something to smile about".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venable |first=Nick |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/videos-keanu-reeves-norman-reedus-hanging-out |title=These Videos Of Keanu Reeves And Norman Reedus Hanging Out Can Instantly Put Me In A Good Mood |date=October 23, 2023 |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |access-date=June 27, 2024 }}</ref> In November of that year, he appeared as the host for and executive produced the 4-part documentary series ''Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story'' for [[Hulu]] and [[Disney+]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 7, 2023|title=Disney+ F1 documentary: Brawn release date, cast and history|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/brawn-disney-f1-documentary-release-date-cast-and-history/10544072/|access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Autosport|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111091245/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/brawn-disney-f1-documentary-release-date-cast-and-history/10544072/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jack Seale of ''[[The Guardian]]'' felt that Reeves was "there to humanize the story", and pointed out his "numerous adorable habits that most interviewers would deem unprofessional, but which don't offend." He felt that much of the emotion in the series owed to the way "he gets his interviewees to open up. He often asks an emotion-based question – how did someone feel about what they did, rather than just what did they do".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seale |first=Jack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/15/brawn-the-impossible-formula-1-story-review-keanu-reeves |title=Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story review – Keanu Reeves is adorable |date=November 15, 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 1, 2024 }}</ref> At the end of that month, Boom! Studios published the second comic in the ''BRZRKR: Bloodlines'' series, entitled ''[[BRZRKR: Fallen Empire|Fallen Empire]]''.<ref name="IGN-FALLEN">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/brzrkr-prequel-keanu-reeves-fallen-empire |title=BRZRKR: Keanu Reeves' Immortal Warrior Returns in Fallen Empire |website=[[IGN]] |date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321183306/https://www.ign.com/articles/brzrkr-prequel-keanu-reeves-fallen-empire |url-status=live }}</ref>

By the end of May 2024, Netflix won litigation over the rights to the Reeves-produced ''Conquest'' series, with the footage reverting to their ownership alongside being reimbursed for $8.78 million worth of creator Carl Erik Rinsch's misused production money.<ref>{{Cite web |last=John |first=Carreyrou |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/business/carl-rinsch-netflix.html |title=Netflix Wins $8.8 Million in Fight Over Planned TV Series |date=May 31, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2024 }}</ref> That June, Reeves and Dogstar announced their Summer Vacation Tour, with shows scheduled from August to September in the US and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=KiMi |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/06/04/keanu-reeves-band-dogstar-2024-north-america-tour/73979587007/ |title=Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar announces summer 2024 tour for their first album in 20 years |date=June 4, 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=June 5, 2024 }}</ref> On July 23, 2024, Reeves published a novel, ''[[The Book of Elsewhere]]'', co-written with [[China Miéville]], a telling of the story of ''BRZRKR''.<ref name="POLY">{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Joshua |url=https://www.polygon.com/24166316/keanu-reeves-china-mieville-book-of-elsewhere-brzrkr |title=Let Keanu Reeves punch and shoot his way onto your summer reading list |date=May 30, 2024 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=July 9, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Guard">{{Cite news |last=Leith |first=Sam |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/20/i-wanted-to-do-pulpy-hyper-violent-action-keanu-reeves-on-his-novel-with-china-mieville-and-the-afterlife-of-the-matrix |title='I wanted to do pulpy, hyper-violent action': Keanu Reeves on his novel with China Miéville and the afterlife of The Matrix |date=July 20, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 21, 2024 }}</ref> The first issue of the second volume of the ''Bloodlines'' series, ''A Faceful of Bullets'', written with [[Jason Aaron]] and art by Francesco Manna was released the following day after a delay from June.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://graphicpolicy.com/2024/06/28/get-a-first-look-at-brzrkr-a-faceful-of-bullets-1/ |title=Get a First Look at BRZRKR: A Faceful Of Bullets #1 |date=June 28, 2024 |website=Graphic Policy |access-date=July 9, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Babb |first=Tiffany |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-comic-jason-aaron-faceful-of-bullets |title=Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR taps Jason Aaron to write standalone Western story |date=February 22, 2024 |website=thepopverse.com |access-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223171757/https://www.thepopverse.com/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-comic-jason-aaron-faceful-of-bullets |url-status=live }}</ref> Another ''BRZRKR'' ''Bloodlines'' spin-off, titled ''The Lost Book of B'' released on August 21, 2024.<ref name="LOST">{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |title=Keanu Reeves Returns to BRZRKR in The Lost Book of B |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/keanu-reeves-returns-to-brzrkr-in-the-lost-book-of-b |website=[[IGN]] |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024 }}</ref> He joined [[Graham Hancock]] in the second season of the series ''[[Ancient Apocalypse]]'' on Netflix, where he discussed his insights into storytelling as an act of preserving culture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=September 18, 2024 |title='Ancient Apocalypse' Season 2 Confirmed By Netflix With Keanu Reeves Set To Feature |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/ancient-apocalypse-season-2-netflix-with-keanu-reeves-graham-hancock-1236092704/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> Reeves starred in the ''[[Armored Core]]'' episode of the animated anthology series ''[[Secret Level]]''.<ref name="leak">{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Jack |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Secret Level Trailer Leaks, Revealing Main Cast |url=https://www.thegamer.com/secret-level-leak-main-cast/ |website=TheGamer |publisher=[[Valnet]] |access-date=October 16, 2024 }}</ref> In April 2024, Reeves was cast as the voice of [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in the third installment of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' film series, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', which released on December 20, 2024. He also voiced the character in a [[Downloadable content|DLC]] for the video game ''[[Shadow Generations]]'' (2024), developed as a tie-in for the aforementioned film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |title=Keanu Reeves Will Headline an Upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations DLC - State of Play |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/keanu-reeves-will-headline-an-upcoming-sonic-x-shadow-generations-dlc-state-of-play |website=[[IGN]] |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Keanu Reeves Joins 'Sonic 3' as Shadow |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-joins-sonic-3-shadow-1235874487/ |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

In January 2025, Reeves had an uncredited role voicing a stop-motion Lumon building in the second season of the television series ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1760772/severance-season-2-keanu-reeves-cameo-explained/ |title=Severance Season 2 Features A Secret Cameo From A Hollywood A-Lister|first1=Rick |last1=Stevenson |website=[[Slashfilm]] |date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>

====Upcoming projects====
Reeves will star alongside [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Aziz Ansari]] in the latter's directorial debut, ''[[Good Fortune (film)|Good Fortune]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mia |last=Galuppo |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-keanu-reeves-aziz-ansari-comedy-good-fortune-1235391018/ |title=Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves to Star in Aziz Ansari Movie 'Good Fortune' |date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305215548/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-keanu-reeves-aziz-ansari-comedy-good-fortune-1235391018/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He will then star in [[Jonah Hill]]'s upcoming [[black comedy]] film ''[[Outcome (film)|Outcome]]'' on [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Apple Lands Jonah Hill's Keanu Reeves-Led Dark Comedy ''Outcome'' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/jonah-hill-movie-outcome-with-keanu-reeves-sells-to-apple-1235318589/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 5, 2023 |date=April 5, 2023 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405171745/https://deadline.com/2023/04/jonah-hill-movie-outcome-with-keanu-reeves-sells-to-apple-1235318589/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Prasad |first1=Sumith |title=Jonah Hill's Outcome Starring Keanu Reeves Begins Filming in LA in March |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/outcome-jonah-hill-keanu-reeves/ |website=The CinemaHolic |access-date=February 6, 2024 |date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206021005/https://thecinemaholic.com/outcome-jonah-hill-keanu-reeves/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2025 series spin-off film ''[[From the World of John Wick: Ballerina]]'', Reeves is set to reprise his role as the franchise's [[John Wick (character)|titular character]].<ref name="Reeves-Returns">{{cite web|first=Lovitt|last=Maggie|url=https://collider.com/keanu-reeves-john-wick-ballerina-spinoff/|title=Keanu Reeves Returns as John Wick in ''Ballerina'' Spinoff [Exclusive]|date=November 8, 2022|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=November 8, 2022|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321175238/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=collider.com&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/ballerina-john-wick-spinoff-the-crow-release-date-1235833533/ |title='Ballerina' Dances Into Summer 2025 As 'The Crow' Swoops Into John Wick Spinoff's June 2024 Date |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222000720/https://deadline.com/2024/02/ballerina-john-wick-spinoff-the-crow-release-date-1235833533/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Reeves is set to star in [[Ruben Östlund]]'s [[satire film]] ''[[The Entertainment System Is Down]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Kirsten Dunst & Daniel Brühl Join Keanu Reeves In Ruben Östlund's ''The Entertainment System Is Down''; Director Buys Boeing 747 For Movie — Cannes Market Hot Project |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/kirsten-dunst-daniel-bruhl-join-keanu-reeves-ruben-ostlund-entertainment-system-down-boeing-747-1235916321/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 15, 2024 |date=May 14, 2024}}</ref> Reeves will co-produce a documentary film about the life of [[Benny Urquidez]], set for release in 2025.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/benny-the-jet-urquidez-doc-keanu-reeves-fisher-stevens-1235870992/ |title=Keanu Reeves Teaming With Fisher Stevens To Produce Doc On Kickboxer Benny "The Jet" Urquidez |date=March 28, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 22, 2024 }}</ref> Reeves will make his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the fall of 2025, in a production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' directed by [[Jamie Lloyd (director)|Jamie Lloyd]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=August 1, 2024 |title=Keanu Reeves to make Broadway debut opposite Bill & Ted co-star Alex Winter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/01/keanu-reeves-alex-winter-broadway |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

A film adaptation of ''BRZRKR'' written by [[Mattson Tomlin]] and produced by and starring Reeves is being developed for Netflix, with Reeves open to the possibility of directing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|date=March 22, 2021|title=Keanu Reeves to Star in and Produce 'Brzrkr' Live-Action Film and Anime Series for Netflix|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-movie-anime-series-netflix-boom-studios-comics-1234935704/|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030065312/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-movie-anime-series-netflix-boom-studios-comics-1234935704/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="collider2">{{Cite web |last=Oddo |first=Marco Vito |title=Keanu Reeves May Direct Movie Adaptation Of His Own Comic 'BRZRKR' [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-movie-director-comic-book/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |date=October 4, 2022 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106222950/https://collider.com/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-movie-director-comic-book/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the release of the film, a two-season anime series also planned for release on Netflix and produced by [[Production I.G]] is planned to follow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-22/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-anime-series-animated-by-production-i.g-with-2-seasons-planned/.187929|title=Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR Anime Series Animated by Production I.G With 2 Seasons Planned|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=July 22, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=July 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722225421/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-22/keanu-reeves-brzrkr-anime-series-animated-by-production-i.g-with-2-seasons-planned/.187929|url-status=live}}</ref> A fifth sequel to ''John Wick'' was planned by distributor Lionsgate,<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/john-wick-4-release-date-2021/|title=John Wick: Chapter 4 Gets May 2021 Release Date|website=screenrant|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525095420/https://screenrant.com/john-wick-4-release-date-2021/|archive-date=May 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=August 6, 2020|title='John Wick 5,' New 'Dirty Dancing' Movie With Jennifer Grey Officially in the Works at Lionsgate|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/john-wick-5-new-dirty-dancing-movie-1234728033/|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808225417/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/john-wick-5-new-dirty-dancing-movie-1234728033/|url-status=live}}</ref> but franchise director Chad Stahelski had said he would like to give the franchise a "rest" for the time being.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey |date=March 14, 2023 |title='John Wick' Filmmaker Chad Stahelski Talks Sequels, Oscar Stunt Snubs and Why Guns Still Show Up on Sets |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/john-wick-filmmaker-chad-stahelski-sequels-oscar-stunt-snubs-firearms-1235343132/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316050726/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/john-wick-filmmaker-chad-stahelski-sequels-oscar-stunt-snubs-firearms-1235343132/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Besides plans for a fifth film, a sequel television series titled ''John Wick: Under The High Table'' is being developed with Reeves attached as an executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 5, 2024 |title='John Wick 4' Sequel Series From Keanu Reeves & Chad Stahelski Heats Up TV Marketplace |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/john-wick-4-sequel-tv-series-under-the-high-table-1236030670/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>