Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 2, 1964, the son of Patricia (née Taylor), a costume designer and performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves Jr. His mother is English, originating from Essex.{{Cite episode |series=The Jonathan Ross Show |date=March 28, 2015 |season=8 |number=10 |quote=I am [half English]. My mother is from Essex.}} His American father is from Hawaii, and is of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, English, and Portuguese descent.{{cite web |title=Keanu Reeves |url=https://walkoffame.com/keanu-reeves/ |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=October 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007163722/https://walkoffame.com/keanu-reeves/ |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |quote=Reeves's mother is English, and his father is an American of English, Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese descent. |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.americanancestors.org/assortment-famous-actors/ |title=#77 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: An Assortment of Famous Actors |last=Roberts |first=Gary Boyd |date=December 17, 2014 |website=americanancestors.org |publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025194644/http://www.americanancestors.org/assortment-famous-actors/ |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 4, 2015}} Reeves's paternal grandmother is of Hawaiian and Chinese descent.{{Cite web|last=Caines|first=Michael|date=August 17, 2018|title=Inbetweeners – Social & cultural studies|url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/inbetweeners/|access-date=December 4, 2020|work=The Times Literary Supplement|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125231854/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/inbetweeners/|url-status=live}} His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father,{{cite web|last=Reiman|first=Thomas|date=August 3, 2020|title=Everything You Didn't Know About Keanu Reeves|url=https://collider.com/galleries/surprising-facts-about-keanu-reeves/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702133120/http://collider.com/galleries/surprising-facts-about-keanu-reeves/|archive-date=July 2, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2019|website=Collider}} who abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old. Reeves last met his father on the Hawaiian island of Kauai when he was 13.{{Cite book|last=Shaprio|first=Marc|title=Keanu Reeves' Excellent Adventure – An Unauthorized Biography|publisher=Riverdale Avenue Books|year=2020|isbn=9781626015609|location=New York|pages=6, 9, 15, 23, 28}}

After his parents divorced in 1966, his mother moved the family to Sydney,{{cite web | url=https://www.cultursmag.com/keanu-reeves-and-the-unique-childhood-that-shaped-him/#:~:text=At%20the%20age%20of%20two,the%20introduction%20of%20Australian%20culture | title=Keanu Reeves and the Unique Childhood That Shaped Him > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity | date=June 7, 2022 | access-date=April 6, 2023 | archive-date=April 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406214345/https://www.cultursmag.com/keanu-reeves-and-the-unique-childhood-that-shaped-him/#:~:text=At%20the%20age%20of%20two,the%20introduction%20of%20Australian%20culture | url-status=live }} and then to New York City, where she married Paul Aaron, a Broadway and Hollywood director, in 1970. The couple moved to Toronto and divorced in 1971. When Reeves was nine, he took part in a theatre production of Damn Yankees.{{cite web|date=September 2, 2014|title=Keanu Reeves at 50|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/keanu-reeves-50-best-memes-quotes-matrix-actors-birthday-1463571|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721235651/https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/keanu-reeves-50-best-memes-quotes-matrix-actors-birthday-1463571|archive-date=July 21, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|website=International Business Times}} Aaron remained close to Reeves, offering him advice and recommending him a job at the Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsylvania. Reeves's mother married Robert Miller, a rock music promoter, in 1976; the couple divorced in 1980. Reeves and his sisters grew up primarily in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto, with a nanny frequently caring for them.{{cite magazine|last=Liu|first=Karon|date=September 15, 2010|title=Keanu Reeves bears witness to TIFF's most awkward moment yet|url=http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/2010/09/15/keanu-reeves-bears-witness-to-tiffs-most-awkward-moment-yet/|magazine=Toronto Life|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210223012/http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/2010/09/15/keanu-reeves-bears-witness-to-tiffs-most-awkward-moment-yet/|archive-date=December 10, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live}} Reeves watched British comedy shows such as The Two Ronnies, and his mother imparted English manners that he has maintained into adulthood.{{cite web|url=http://keanureeves.tv/in-january-2011-on-the-bbc-program-the-one-show-keanu-reeves-spoke|title=In January 2011 on the BBC Program The One Show Keanu Reeves Spoke|date=April 18, 2012|publisher=keanureeves.tv|access-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023065933/http://keanureeves.tv/in-january-2011-on-the-bbc-program-the-one-show-keanu-reeves-spoke/|archive-date=October 23, 2014|url-status=dead}} Because of his grandmother's Chinese ethnicity, Reeves grew up with Chinese art, furniture, and cuisine.{{cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/113303/keanu-reeves-on-directing-for-the-first-time|title=Keanu Reeves on directing for the first time|date=September 20, 2013|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Ruben V.|last=Nepales|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803041401/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/113303/keanu-reeves-on-directing-for-the-first-time|archive-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=live}}

Describing himself as a "private kid",{{Cite magazine|last=Heath|first=Chris|date=August 31, 2000|title=The Quiet Man: The Riddle of Keanu Reeves|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/the-quiet-man-the-riddle-of-keanu-reeves-97442/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429053555/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/the-quiet-man-the-riddle-of-keanu-reeves-97442/|archive-date=April 29, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone}} Reeves attended four different high schools, including the Etobicoke School of the Arts, from which he was expelled. Reeves said he was expelled because he was "just a little too rambunctious and shot my mouth off once too often ... I was not generally the most well-oiled machine in the school".{{Cite web|last=Reimann|first=Thomas|date=April 17, 2019|title=Everything You Didn't Know About Keanu Reeves|url=https://collider.com/galleries/surprising-facts-about-keanu-reeves/|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Collider|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702133120/http://collider.com/galleries/surprising-facts-about-keanu-reeves/|url-status=live}} Reeves has dyslexia and has said, "Because I had trouble reading, I wasn't a good student".{{Cite web |title=An interview with Keanu Reeves :: WINM :: Keanu Reeves Articles & Interviews Archive |url=http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2005_03xx_ani.htm |access-date=March 10, 2023 |publisher=Whoa Is (Not) Me |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310162500/http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2005_03xx_ani.htm |url-status=live }} At De La Salle College, he was a successful ice hockey goalkeeper. Reeves had aspirations to play for the Canadian Olympic team and was once considered an OHL prospect, but his hockey career ended due to injury.[https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/1826794600872427911 Sportsnet@X.com: "The newest member of the Windsor Spitfires, Keanu Reeves!The former OHL goalie prospect, had his hockey career cut short by injury.], August 22, 2024 At the age of 15, he decided he wanted to become an actor.{{cite web|last=Arpe|first=Malene|date=October 22, 2013|title=Keanu Reeves talks memes, hockey and Licks burgers during Reddit AMA|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stargazing/2013/10/22/keanu_reeves_talks_memes_hockey_and_licks_burgers_during_reddit_ama.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209111336/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stargazing/2013/10/22/keanu_reeves_talks_memes_hockey_and_licks_burgers_during_reddit_ama.html|archive-date=December 9, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2014|work=Toronto Star}} After leaving De La Salle College, he attended Avondale Secondary Alternative School, which allowed him to get an education while working as an actor. Reeves dropped out of high school when he was 17.{{cite web|title=Keanu Reeves- Biography|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/keanu-reeves/biography.html|work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=June 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630015504/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/keanu-reeves/biography.html|archive-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=live}} He obtained a green card through his American stepfather and moved to Los Angeles three years later. Reeves holds only Canadian citizenship.

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In 1984, Reeves was a correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) youth television program Going Great.[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. That same year, he made his acting debut in an episode of the television series, called Hangin' In.{{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}} In 1985, he played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre in North York, Ontario.{{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 }}{{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}} 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,{{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 }} and in the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) coming-of-age, short film One Step Away.{{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}}

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.{{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 }}

Reeves made a foray into television films in 1986, including NBC's Babes in Toyland, Act of Vengeance and Brotherhood of Justice. He made his first motion picture appearances in Peter Markle's Youngblood (1986), in which he played a goalkeeper, and in the low-budget romantic drama, 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 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".{{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}}

Towards the end of the 1980s, Reeves starred in several dramas aimed at teen audiences, including as the lead in The Night Before (1988), a comedy starring opposite Lori Loughlin, The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) and Permanent Record (1988). Although the latter received mixed reviews, Variety magazine praised Reeves's performance, "which opens up nicely as the drama progresses".{{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}} His other acting efforts included a supporting role in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which earned seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, winning three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.{{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}} This was followed by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), in which he portrays a slacker who 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 million at the worldwide box office.{{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}} 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".{{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}}

In 1989, Reeves starred in the comedy-drama 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".{{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}} In 1990, Reeves gave two acting performances; he portrayed an incompetent hitman in the black comedy I Love You to Death, and played Martin, a radio station employee in the comedy Tune in Tomorrow. He also appeared in Paula Abdul's music video for Rush Rush which featured a Rebel Without a Cause motif, with him in the James Dean role.{{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}}

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.{{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}} Film critic Roger Ebert thought it was "a riot of visual invention and weird humour that works on its chosen sub-moronic level [...] 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".{{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}} 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. The film premiered at the 48th Venice International Film Festival,{{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}} followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 29, 1991. The film earned $6.4 million at the box office.{{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}} 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".{{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}} The New York Times complimented Reeves and Phoenix for their insightful performances.{{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}}

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 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."Point Break DVD Liner Notes". Point Break: Pure Adrenaline Edition. 20th Century Fox. 2006. Upon its release, Point Break was generally well-received, and a commercial success, earning $83.5 million at the box office.{{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}} 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".{{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}} 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".{{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}} At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards, Reeves won the Most Desirable Male award.{{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}}

In 1991, Reeves developed an interest in a music career; he formed an alternative rock band called 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, based on 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 million worldwide.{{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}} 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.{{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}} In a retrospective interview in 2015, director Coppola said, "[Reeves] tried so hard [...] He wanted to do it perfectly and in trying to do it perfectly it came off as stilted".{{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}} Bram Stoker's Dracula was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning three in Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup.{{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}} The film also received four nominations at the British Academy Film Awards.{{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}}

In 1993, he had a role in Much Ado About Nothing, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film received positive reviews,{{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}} although Reeves was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor.{{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}} The New Republic magazine thought his casting was "unfortunate" because of his amateur performance.{{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}} In that same year, he starred in two more drama films, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Little Buddha, both of which garnered a mixed-to-negative reception.{{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}}{{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}} The Independent critic gave Little Buddha a mixed review but opined that Reeves's part as a prince was "credible".{{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}} 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."

He starred in the action thriller 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 mph. Speed was the 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. 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.{{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}} Speed was released on June 10 to a critically acclaimed response. Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune lauded Reeves, calling him "absolutely charismatic [...] giving a performance juiced with joy as he jumps through elevator shafts [...] and atop a subway train".{{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}} 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".{{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}} The film grossed $350 million from a $30 million budget and won two Academy Awards in 1995{{snd}}Best Sound Editing and Best Sound.{{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}}{{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}}

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Reeves's next leading role came in the 1995 cyberpunk action thriller Johnny Mnemonic, directed by artist Robert Longo and based on the 1981 story of the 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 miscast".{{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}} 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."{{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 }} As part of the film studio's marketing efforts, a CD-ROM video game was also released.{{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}}

He next appeared in the romantic drama A Walk in the Clouds (1995), which also garnered mixed-to-negative reviews.{{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}} Reeves plays a young soldier returning home from World War 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".{{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}}{{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}}

Besides film work, Reeves retreated briefly to the theatre playing Prince Hamlet in a 1995 Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet in Winnipeg, Manitoba.{{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 }} The Sunday Times critic 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 ... He is one of the top three Hamlets I have seen, for a simple reason: he is Hamlet".Vanity Fair Volume 58, 1995.

Reeves was soon drawn to science fiction roles, appearing in Chain Reaction (1996) with co-stars Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn and Brian Cox. He plays a researcher of a green energy project, who has to go on the run when he is 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".{{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}} 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.{{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}} In that year, he turned down an offer to star in Speed 2: Cruise Control, despite being offered a salary of $12 million.{{Cite news|last=Portman|first=Jamie|title=Keanu not sequel to the task|date=September 13, 1996|work=Montreal Gazette|page=C3}} According to Reeves, this decision caused 20th Century Fox to sever ties with him for a decade.{{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 | 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 }}

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 [...] here he is again, reciting his lines as if they're non-related words strung together as a memory exercise",{{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}} whereas Empire magazine thought "Reeves gives the nearest thing to a performance in his career as the enthusiastic feckless drunk".{{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}} He starred in the 1997 supernatural horror 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. 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. The Devil's Advocate attracted positive reviews from critics.{{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}} 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".{{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}}

File:Keanu Reves in Mexico 2.jpg 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.{{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}} Reeves portrays computer programmer Thomas Anderson, a hacker using the alias "Neo", who discovers humanity is trapped inside a simulated reality created by intelligent machines. To prepare for the film, which was written and directed by the Wachowskis, Reeves had read 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 martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping to prepare for the fight scenes.{{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}} The Matrix proved to be a box office success; several critics considered it to be one of the best science fiction films of all time.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} The Matrix received Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound.{{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}}

After the success of The Matrix, Reeves avoided another blockbuster in favour of a lighthearted sports comedy, The Replacements (2000). He agreed to a pay cut to enable Gene Hackman to co-star in the film.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102572&page=1|title=Keanu Gives Up 'Matrix' Money|publisher=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}} Against his wishes, Reeves starred in the thriller 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.{{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}} Upon its release, the film was critically panned.{{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}} That year, he had a supporting role in another thriller, Sam Raimi's 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 million worldwide.{{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}} 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."{{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}}

In 2001, Reeves continued to explore and accept roles in a diverse range of genres. The first was a romantic drama, Sweet November, a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. This was his second collaboration with Charlize Theron; the film was met with a generally negative reception.{{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}} Desson Thompson of The Washington Post criticized it for its "syrupy cliches, greeting-card wisdom and over-the-top tragicomedy", but commended Reeves for his likability factor in every performance he gives.{{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}} 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 team from the 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".{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} 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, primarily at Fox Studios in Australia.{{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}} 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".{{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}} 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 "dime-store philosophy".{{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}} The film grossed $739 million worldwide.{{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}}

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 effects".{{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}} Paul Clinton, writing for CNN, praised the special effects but felt Reeves's character was unfocused.{{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}} 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."{{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}} Nevertheless, the film grossed a healthy $427 million worldwide, although less than the two previous films.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

File:Keanu Reeves (Berlin Film Festival 2009) 2.jpg 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 role in Constantine, an 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 million worldwide from a $100 million budget but attracted mixed-to-positive reviews.{{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}} 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".{{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}} He next appeared in Thumbsucker, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.{{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}} A comedy adapted from the 1999 Walter Kirn novel of the same name, the story follows a boy with a 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".{{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}}

Reeves appeared in the Richard Linklater-directed animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.{{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}} Reeves played Bob Arctor/Fred, an undercover agent in a futuristic dystopia under high-tech police surveillance. Based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick, the film was a box office failure.{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} His next role was Alex Wyler in The Lake House (2006), a romantic drama adaptation of the South Korean film Il Mare (2000), which reunited him with Sandra Bullock. Despite its box office success,{{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}} Mark Kermode of The Guardian was highly critical, writing "this syrup-drenched supernatural whimsy achieves stupidity at a genuinely international level [...] The last time Bullock and Reeves were together on screen the result was Speed. This should have been entitled Stop".{{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}} Towards the end of 2006, he co-narrated The Great Warming with Alanis Morissette, a documentary about climate change mitigation.{{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}}

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 million worldwide.{{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}} 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".{{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}} The Guardian opined that "Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting".{{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}} Reeves starred in another science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. He portrayed Klaatu, an alien sent from outer space to try to change human behaviour or eradicate humans because of their environmental impact. At the 2009 Razzie Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.{{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}} Many critics were unimpressed with the heavy use of special effects; The Telegraph credited Reeves' ability to engage the audience, but thought the cinematography was abysmal and the "sub-Al-Gore environment lecture leaves you light-headed with tedium".{{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}}{{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}}

File:Keanu Reeves and Tiger Chen, red carpet for Man of Tai Chi (10614803564) (cropped).jpg 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.{{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}} The romantic comedy and its 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".{{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}} 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.{{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}} Reeves' only work in 2011 was an adult picture book titled Ode to Happiness, which he wrote, complemented by Alexandra Grant's illustrations.{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu |title=Ode to Happiness|others=Drawings and book design by Alexandra Grant |date=2011|publisher=Steidl Publishers|isbn=9783869302096|editor1-last=Bergam|editor1-first=Janey|location=Göttingen|oclc=756797130}}{{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}} Reeves co-produced and appeared in a 2012 documentary, Side by Side. He interviewed filmmakers including James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Christopher Nolan; the feature investigated digital and photochemical film creation.{{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}} Next, Reeves starred in Generation Um... (2012), an independent drama which was critically panned.{{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}}

In 2013, Reeves starred in his own directorial debut, the martial arts film Man of Tai Chi. The film has 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.{{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}} Man of Tai Chi premiered at the Beijing Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival,{{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}}{{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}} and received praise from director John Woo.{{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}} A wider, warm response followed suit; Bilge Ebiri of Vulture thought the fight sequences were "beautifully assembled", and Reeves showed restraint with the film editing to present the fighters' motion sequences.{{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}} The Los Angeles Times wrote, "The brutally efficient shooting style Reeves employs to film master choreographer Yuen Woo-ping's breathtaking fights [...] is refreshingly grounded and old-school kinetic",{{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}} while Dave McGinn of The Globe and Mail called the film "ambitious but generic".{{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}} At the box office, Man of Tai Chi was a commercial disappointment, grossing only $5.5 million worldwide from a budget of $25 million.{{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}}{{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}} Also in 2013, Reeves played Kai in the 3D fantasy 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 flop and was mostly poorly received.{{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}}

After another series of commercial failures, Reeves' made a career comeback in 2014, playing the title role in the action thriller 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.{{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}} Filmed on location in the New York City area, the film was eventually released on October 24 in the United States.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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".{{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}} John Wick proved to be a box office success, grossing $86 million worldwide.{{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}} Next, Reeves starred in a smaller-scale horror feature, 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.{{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}} His other releases in 2015 were the documentaries 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 narrated both films.{{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}}{{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}}

Reeves appeared in five film releases in 2016. The first was 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.{{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}}{{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}} His next release, the comedy Keanu, was better received.{{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}} 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.{{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}} In his fourth release, he played a charismatic leader of a settlement in The Bad Batch.{{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}} His final release of the year was The Whole Truth, featuring Gabriel Basso, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Renée Zellweger, and Jim Belushi. He played Richard, a 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.{{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}} Reeves also appeared in Swedish Dicks, a two-season web television series.{{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}}

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 is placed on him. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171.5 million worldwide, more than its predecessor.{{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}} Chris Hewitt of Empire magazine praised Reeves' performance, which complemented his previous action roles (Point Break and Speed).{{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|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}} However, Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times described the picture as "a down-and-dirty B-picture with a lustrous A-picture soul".{{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}} Besides this large-scale feature, Reeves starred in a drama, To the Bone, in which he plays a doctor helping a young woman with anorexia. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, followed by distribution on Netflix in July.{{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}}{{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}} Early reviews were positive, with praise for its non-glamorized portrayal of anorexia, although the New Statesman magazine thought it was irresponsible.{{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}} That year, Reeves also made cameo appearances in the films A Happening of Monumental Proportions and SPF-18.{{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}}{{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}}

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, in which he plays a diamond trader who travels to Siberia to search for his Russian partner, and 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.{{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}}{{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}} 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".{{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}} It was also a box office failure, earning $9.3 million from a budget of $30 million.{{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}}

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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 million in the United States and more than $155 million internationally.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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".{{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}} Reeves was nominated for Favorite Male Movie Star of 2019 in the People's Choice Awards, and the film itself was nominated for Best Contemporary Film in the Art Directors Guild Awards.{{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}}{{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}} Reeves then voiced Duke Caboom in 2019's Toy Story 4, the fourth installment of Pixar's Toy Story franchise.{{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}} In that same year on April 27 and 28, a film festival was held in his honour, called KeanuCon, hosted in Glasgow, Scotland.{{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}} Over two days, nine of his films were screened for guests.{{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}} Also in 2019, Reeves played a supporting role as himself in the Ali Wong-led romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe.{{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 }} In 2019, Reeves travelled to São Paulo to produce a Netflix series, Conquest.{{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=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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

As early as 2008, Reeves and Alex Winter had shown enthusiasm for a third Bill & Ted film, but the project went into development limbo.{{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}} Finally in 2020, Bill & Ted Face the Music, the third film in the franchise was released.{{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}}{{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}} The critic from Salon magazine was disappointed in Reeves' performance, but praised the film for its message that "music has the power to unite the world".{{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}} Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade B, and complimented the onscreen chemistry between Reeves and Winter.{{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}} He also appeared in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as a tumbleweed named Sage.{{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}} Reeves appears as Johnny Silverhand in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} The Matrix Resurrections was a box office disappointment;{{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 }} one critic praised Reeves' and Moss' performances, but thought the film was a "no game-changer".{{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 }}

Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 4 premiered on March 24, 2023; Reeves reprised his role as the title character.{{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 }} It received critical acclaim; several reviewers cited the film among the greatest action films ever made.{{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 }}{{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 }}{{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 }} He also reprised his role as Johnny Silverhand in the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty.{{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 |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 }}

A comic book series, BRZRKR, co-written by Reeves was published in three volumes starting in March 2021 and concluding in October 2023.{{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 }} Issue #1 sold over 615,000 copies, making it the top-selling single issue since Star Wars #1 in 2015.{{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 }}{{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=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 }}

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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).{{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 }} Following their first performance in 20 years at BottleRock Napa Valley music festival,{{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 }} 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.{{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 }}{{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 }}{{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 }} In July, Boom! Studios published the first issue of BRZRKR: Bloodlines, titled Poetry of Madness.{{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 }} 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".{{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}} CinemaBlend{{'}}s Nick Venable said, "the installment makes for some truly heartwarming viewing for anyone who needs something to smile about".{{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 }} 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+.{{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}} 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".{{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 }} At the end of that month, Boom! Studios published the second comic in the BRZRKR: Bloodlines series, entitled Fallen Empire.{{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 }}

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.{{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 }} That June, Reeves and Dogstar announced their Summer Vacation Tour, with shows scheduled from August to September in the US and Canada.{{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 }} On July 23, 2024, Reeves published a novel, The Book of Elsewhere, co-written with China Miéville, a telling of the story of BRZRKR.{{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 |access-date=July 9, 2024 }}{{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 }} 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.{{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 }}{{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 }} Another BRZRKR Bloodlines spin-off, titled The Lost Book of B released on August 21, 2024.{{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 }} 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.{{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}} Reeves starred in the Armored Core episode of the animated anthology series Secret Level.{{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 }} 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 3, which released on December 20, 2024. He also voiced the character in a DLC for the video game Shadow Generations (2024), developed as a tie-in for the aforementioned film.{{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}}{{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}}

In January 2025, Reeves had an uncredited role voicing a stop-motion Lumon building in the second season of the television series Severance.{{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}}

Reeves will star alongside Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari in the latter's directorial debut, Good Fortune.{{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 }} He will then star in Jonah Hill's upcoming black comedy film Outcome on Apple TV+.{{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 }}{{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 }} 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 titular character.{{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|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}}{{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 }} Reeves is set to star in Ruben Östlund's satire film The Entertainment System Is Down.{{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}} Reeves will co-produce a documentary film about the life of Benny Urquidez, set for release in 2025.{{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 |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=April 22, 2024 }} Reeves will make his Broadway debut in the fall of 2025, in a production of Waiting for Godot directed by Jamie Lloyd.{{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}}

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.{{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}}{{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 |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 }} 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.{{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}} A fifth sequel to John Wick was planned by distributor Lionsgate,{{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}}{{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}} but franchise director Chad Stahelski had said he would like to give the franchise a "rest" for the time being.{{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 }} 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.{{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}}

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In 1998, Reeves met director David Lynch's assistant Jennifer Syme at a party thrown for his band Dogstar, and they started dating.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Trey |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Hollyweird: The Strange, Tragic Death of Jennifer Syme |url=https://www.papermag.com/jennifer-syme-keanu-reeves-2606619318.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |website=Paper |access-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022190209/https://www.papermag.com/jennifer-syme-keanu-reeves-2606619318.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |url-status=live }} On December 24, 1999, Syme gave birth eight months into her pregnancy to the couple's child, who was stillborn. The couple broke up several weeks afterward, but later reconciled.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1453249/20020403/marilyn_manson.jhtml|title=VH1.com : News : Marilyn Manson Accused Of Contributing To Friend's Death|date=November 17, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117180111/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1453249/20020403/marilyn_manson.jhtml|archive-date=November 17, 2007|access-date=April 19, 2020}} On April 2, 2001, Syme was killed when her vehicle collided with three parked cars on Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles. Syme had been under the influence and also not belted in.{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Karen S.|date=April 23, 2001|title=Too Much Sorrow. Keanu Reeves Mourns His Former Girlfriend, Who Never Recovered from the Loss of Their Child|work=People|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134185,00.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120194232/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134185,00.html|archive-date=November 20, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Film Notes: Keanu Reeves' Girlfriend Killed|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=107244&page=1|publisher=ABC News|date=April 5, 2001|access-date=August 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419193615/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=107244&page=1|archive-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=live}} Reeves told investigators that they were back together, and had brunch together in San Francisco the day before the accident. Reeves acted as a pallbearer for Syme, who was buried next to their daughter.{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Sean |date=April 23, 2001 |title=Keanu Grieves for His Soul Mate, Jennifer. |url=http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2001_0423_ree.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211121230752/http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2001_0423_ree.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |website=US Weekly}} He was scheduled to film the sequels to The Matrix the following spring, but sought "peace and time", according to friend Bret Domrose of Dogstar.

Reeves has also been romantically linked to longtime friend and filmmaker Brenda Davis, to whose child he is godfather,{{cite news |date=May 21, 2000 |title=New love in Keanu's life. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+love+in+Keanu%27s+life.-a062229703 |work=Sunday Mercury |publication-place=Birmingham, England |access-date=October 7, 2020 |quote=Keanu and Brenda first met when they attended high school in Toronto. He dropped out in 1984. The two have kept in touch since and Keanu is godfather to Brenda's nine-year-old |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024045930/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+love+in+Keanu%27s+life.-a062229703 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Purcell |first=Andrew |date=November 2, 2014 |title=Keanu Reeves, John Wick's zen master with a gift for violence |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/keanu-reeves-john-wicks-zen-master-with-a-gift-for-violence-20141028-11cna8.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=October 7, 2020 |quote=Red carpet: Reeves with Brenda Davis, a filmmaker and friend. |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180133/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/keanu-reeves-john-wicks-zen-master-with-a-gift-for-violence-20141028-11cna8.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=About the Film |url=http://www.sisterdocumentary.com/sister-movie.html |work=Sister : A Documentary by Brenda Davis |access-date=October 7, 2020 |quote=Brenda Davis is a Canadian citizen who grew up in Toronto and is a U.S. permanent resident currently living in New York City. Brenda has over 20 years experience in various aspects of filmmaking. She has worked as a script supervisor, a script consultant, and extensively as a researcher. She is a member of the researchers organization FOCAL International. |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021041641/http://www.sisterdocumentary.com/sister-movie.html |url-status=live }} and model-actress China Chow.{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/celebrity/keanu-reeves-and-ex-china-chow-spotted-flirting-%E2%80%94-right-next-to-bf-billy-idol/ar-AABAGIo|title=Keanu Reeves and Ex China Chow Spotted 'Flirting' – Right Next to BF Billy Idol|last=Cubria|first=Kaitlin|date=May 19, 2019|publisher=MSN Entertainment|access-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014182407/https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/celebrity/keanu-reeves-and-ex-china-chow-spotted-flirting-%25E2%2580%2594-right-next-to-bf-billy-idol/ar-AABAGIo|archive-date=October 14, 2019|quote=Reeves and China were first linked in June 2008 after they were spotted topless in the Mediterranean Sea together while on vacation in the French Riviera.}}{{Cite news|last=Morris|first=Bob|date=December 20, 2011|title=China Chow, With a Look of Her Own Making|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/fashion/with-a-style-of-her-own-making-up-close.html|access-date=May 28, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311043559/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/fashion/with-a-style-of-her-own-making-up-close.html|archive-date=March 11, 2020|url-status=live}} Reeves also maintains a close friendship with his Bram Stoker's Dracula co-star Winona Ryder; after taking part in a wedding scene with a Romanian priest for the film, they still call each other "husband and wife" when speaking personally.{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Call Each Other Husband and Wife in Text Messages After Maybe Getting Married for Real on 'Dracula' Set |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/winona-ryder-keanu-reeves-husband-wife-text-messages-married-1236128149/ |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=Variety}} In 2009, Reeves met Alexandra Grant at a dinner party; they went on to collaborate on two books together.{{cite news|last1=Rose|first1=Steve|title=How Keanu Reeves cheered up|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/15/keanu-reeves-ode-to-happiness|work=The Guardian|date=June 15, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211031526/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/15/keanu-reeves-ode-to-happiness|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live}} They went public with their relationship in November 2019.{{Cite web|last=Hills|first=Megan|date=June 24, 2020|title=Who is Keanu Reeves' girlfriend Alexandra Grant?|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/who-is-alexandra-grant-keanu-reeves-girlfriend-is-an-amazing-artist-and-collaborator-of-the-john-a4278881.html|access-date=July 13, 2020|website=Evening Standard|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107010419/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/who-is-alexandra-grant-keanu-reeves-girlfriend-is-an-amazing-artist-and-collaborator-of-the-john-a4278881.html|archive-date=November 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

Reeves is discreet about his spiritual beliefs, saying that it is something "personal and private".{{cite web|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-710-1.html|title=Interview with Constantine actor, Keanu Reeves|last=Wilson|first=Staci Layne|date=February 14, 2005|website=horror.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626231732/http://www.horror.com/php/article-710-1.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019}} When asked if he was a spiritual person, he said that he believes "in God, faith, inner faith, the self, passion, and things", and that he is "very spiritual".{{Cite news|last=Stern|first=Marlow|date=September 13, 2013|title=Keanu Reeves on 'Man of Tai Chi,' 'Bill & Ted' & 'Point Break'|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/13/keanu-reeves-on-man-of-tai-chi-bill-ted-point-break|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180141/https://www.thedailybeast.com/keanu-reeves-on-man-of-tai-chi-bill-and-ted-and-point-break|url-status=live}} Although he does not formally practice Buddhism, the religion has left a strong impression on him, especially after filming Little Buddha.{{Cite web|date=June 2001|title=Keanu Reeves on the small screen|url=https://fpmt.org/mandala/archives/mandala-issues-for-2001/june/keanu-reeves-on-the-small-screen/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition|publisher=Mandala Publications|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021035715/https://fpmt.org/mandala/archives/mandala-issues-for-2001/june/keanu-reeves-on-the-small-screen/|url-status=live}} He said, "Most of the things I've come away with from Buddhism have been human—understanding feelings, impermanence, and trying to understand other people and where they're coming from."

In 2023, the lipopeptide keanumycin, a substance deadly to fungi, was named in honour of Reeves.{{cite web | title=Scientists name fungus-killing substance after 'John Wick' star Keanu Reeves | website=KOMO | date=March 6, 2023 | url=https://komonews.com/news/entertainment/scientists-name-fungus-killing-substance-after-john-wick-star-keanu-reeves-keanumycins-environmentally-friendly-antifungals-crops-humans-health | access-date=March 7, 2023 | archive-date=March 7, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307004210/https://komonews.com/news/entertainment/scientists-name-fungus-killing-substance-after-john-wick-star-keanu-reeves-keanumycins-environmentally-friendly-antifungals-crops-humans-health | url-status=live }}

In 2024, Reeves spoke on his thoughts about mortality, saying, "I'm thinking about death all the time. That's a good thing. Hopefully it's not crippling, but hopefully it's sensitised [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have, and the relationships that we have the potential to have."{{Cite news |last1=Nanji |first1=Noor |last2=Razzall |first2=Katie |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl7y05lr475o |title=Keanu Reeves: I think about death all the time |date=July 22, 2024 |work=BBC |access-date=July 23, 2024 }} On October 5, Reeves made his motorsport debut in the Toyota GR Cup North America where he finished in 25th on Race 1 and 24th on Race 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/06/entertainment/keanu-reeves-auto-racing-indianapolis/index.html|title=Keanu Reeves makes professional auto racing debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway|date=October 6, 2024|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006194046/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/06/entertainment/keanu-reeves-auto-racing-indianapolis/index.html|archive-date=October 6, 2024|url-status=live|last=Rosenbloom|first=Alli|access-date=October 7, 2024}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/sro-america/news/sun-keanu-reeves-in-the-toyota-gr-cup/10660787/|title=Weekend report: Keanu Reeves races the Toyota GR Cup season finale|date=October 6, 2024|access-date=October 7, 2024|work=Motorsport.com|last=Banovsky|first=Michael|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007014523/https://www.motorsport.com/sro-america/news/sun-keanu-reeves-in-the-toyota-gr-cup/10660787/|archive-date=October 7, 2024|url-status=live}}

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Reeves supports several charities and causes. In response to his sister's battle with leukemia, he founded a private cancer foundation, which aids children's hospitals and provides cancer research.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/high50/keanu-reeves_b_5750648.html |title=Happy 50th Birthday, Keanu Reeves |work=The Huffington Post |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209122245/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/high50/keanu-reeves_b_5750648.html |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Kelly|date=September 19, 2020|title=Keanu Reeves helps fund children hospitals but doesn't attach name to donations|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/keanu-reeves-helps-fund-children-22710264|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Mirror|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020125643/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/keanu-reeves-helps-fund-children-22710264|url-status=live}} In June 2020, he volunteered for Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho children's cancer charity.{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=June 15, 2020|title=Keanu Reeves to Offer 15-Min Private Date for Idaho Children's Cancer Charity {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/keanu-reeves-offer-15-min-private-date-idaho-childrens-cancer-charity-1298099|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104135634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/keanu-reeves-offer-15-min-private-date-idaho-childrens-cancer-charity-1298099|url-status=live}} Reeves was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Celebrities in Oncology by OncoDaily.{{Cite web |title=100 Influential Celebrities in Oncology: The 2023 Edition |url=https://oncodaily.com/positive/19439.html |website=oncodaily.com |date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109114855/https://oncodaily.com/positive/19439.html |url-status=live }} Reeves has said, "Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries".{{cite web|date=May 28, 2003|title=Keanu Reeves gives £50 million to unsung heroes of 'The Matrix'|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/200305283652/keanu/reeves/matrix|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421213852/http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/200305283652/keanu/reeves/matrix/|archive-date=April 21, 2014|access-date=April 22, 2014|website=Hello}} It was rumoured that Reeves gave away a substantial portion, estimated to be $35–$125 million, of his earnings from The Matrix to the special effects and makeup crews. However, this has been significantly embellished; Reeves negotiated a smaller deal, relinquishing his contractual right to a percentage of the sequels' profits in exchange for a more extensive special effects budget.{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/01/did-keanu-reeves-really-give-away-80-million-dollars/|title=Keanu Reeves Did Not Give Away $80 Million of His 'Matrix' Earnings|work=Uproxx|access-date=August 29, 2015|date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111818/http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/01/did-keanu-reeves-really-give-away-80-million-dollars/|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first1=Tom|last1=King|access-date=October 20, 2020|title=Action Star Keanu Reeves Wants to Play the Field|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB999814023815384990|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=September 7, 2001|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820162758/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB999814023815384990|archive-date=August 20, 2020|url-status=live}} During production on that film, Reeves heard that a crew member was having "family trouble", and elected to gift the man 20,000 dollars to help him with his finances.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Daisy |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/s-proof-keanu-reeves-basically-nicest-human-ever/ |title=Here's Proof That Keanu Reeves Is The Nicest Human Being |date=August 30, 2023 |website=Grazia Daily UK |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313112049/https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/s-proof-keanu-reeves-basically-nicest-human-ever/ |url-status=live }} As a wrap gift for the twelve-person stunt team of The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Reeves purchased Harley-Davidson motorcycles for each of the members, saying of the gifts, "I just wanted ... to give a bigger thank-you to all these guys who helped me make this".{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3162532/13-reasons-why-keanu-reeves-nicest-guy-hollywood-taking |title=13 reasons why Keanu Reeves is the nicest guy in Hollywood – from taking a pay cut for Al Pacino to gifting The Matrix crew Harley-Davidson motorbikes |date=January 10, 2022 |website=South China Morning Post |publisher=Alibaba Group |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}

After filming John Wick: Chapter 4, Reeves, Chad Stahelski and Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Dave Camarillo, signed an exclusive training uniform that was put up for auction in March 2023 to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Kian |title=Exclusive Signed John Wick: Chapter 4 Gi Goes On Auction For Charity |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/exclusive-signed-john-wick-chapter-4-gi-goes-on-auction-for-charity/ |website=JitsMagazine |date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323172042/https://jitsmagazine.com/exclusive-signed-john-wick-chapter-4-gi-goes-on-auction-for-charity/ |url-status=live }} Reeves also presented his personal stunt team for the film with engraved custom Rolex Submariner watches, and bought the larger Chapter 4 stunt crews each personalized T-shirts indicating how many times that the various extras they portrayed "died" in the film. In 2024, Reeves signed a one-day contract with the Windsor Spitfires, and signed items which were auctioned off in benefit of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Windsor-Essex.{{Cite web |last=Kulesa |first=Anna |date=August 22, 2024 |title=Keanu Reeves signs 1-day contract with OHL's Windsor Spitfires |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/short-shifts/keanu-reeves-signs-contract-with-ohl-windsor-spitfires |access-date=August 23, 2024 |website=NHL.com}}

Reeves co-founded a production company, Company Films, with friend Stephen Hamel.{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2010/10/vulture_tells_keanu_reeves_abo.html |title=Vulture Tells Keanu Reeves About 'Sad Keanu' – and He Approves! |work=Vulture |date=October 4, 2010 |first=Logan |last=Hill |access-date=December 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111135929/http://www.vulture.com/2010/10/vulture_tells_keanu_reeves_abo.html |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=live }} In 2011, Reeves, an avid motorcyclist, co-founded ARCH Motorcycle Company, which builds and sells custom motorcycles, with Gard Hollinger.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/the-legend-of-keanu-reeves|title=The Legend of Keanu Reeves|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|date=April 15, 2019|website=GQ|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415131631/https://www.gq.com/story/the-legend-of-keanu-reeves|archive-date=April 15, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-keanu-reeves-motorcycle-20141115-story.html |title=Keanu Reeves' latest production: line of $78,000 motorcycles |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 14, 2014 |first=Charles |last=Fleming |access-date=December 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129223822/http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-keanu-reeves-motorcycle-20141115-story.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=live }} In 2017, Reeves, Jessica Fleischmann, and Alexandra Grant founded book publisher, X Artists' Books (also known as XAB).{{cite news|last1=French|first1=Agatha|title=Keanu Reeves is a publisher of the new L.A. press X Artists' Books|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-keanu-reeves-artists-books-20170719-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105023703/https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-keanu-reeves-artists-books-20170719-story.html|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Lakin|first1=Max|title=Keanu Reeves Is Doing a New Thing: Publishing Books|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/t-magazine/keanu-reeves-art-book-publishing.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105093006/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/t-magazine/keanu-reeves-art-book-publishing.html|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}} He has written two books with Grant: Ode to Happiness and Shadows; he provided the text to her photographs and art.{{cite news|last1=Daswani|first1=Kavita|title=Keanu Reeves stars in the art book 'Shadows' by L.A. artist Alexandra Grant|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-keanu-reeves-shadows-20160224-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 24, 2016|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105023702/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-keanu-reeves-shadows-20160224-story.html|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Reeves's recitation of the Beat poem "Pull My Daisy" for a virtual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, stirred a negative reaction from "jingoistic" crowds on Chinese social media.{{cite web |title=Keanu Reeves performs "Pull My Daisy" on the 35th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert March 3, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4RE6I_lV0M |website=youtube.com | date=March 9, 2022 |publisher=Tibet House US |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104193420/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4RE6I_lV0M |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Keanu Reeves axed by Chinese video platforms after Tibet concert |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/keanu-reeves-axed-by-chinese-video-platforms-after-tibet-concert-2022-03-25/ |access-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314120024/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/keanu-reeves-axed-by-chinese-video-platforms-after-tibet-concert-2022-03-25/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Keanu Reeves Hit With Backlash From Chinese Nationalists Over Tibet Benefit Concert |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-china-backlash-1235083112/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325063130/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-china-backlash-1235083112/ |url-status=live }} Reeves's films have subsequently been banned from streaming platforms in China such as iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Rebecca |date=March 24, 2022 |title=China streamers scrub Keanu Reeves titles over his support for Tibet |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-03-24/china-streamers-scrub-keanu-reeves-titles-over-his-support-for-tibet |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325011340/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-03-24/china-streamers-scrub-keanu-reeves-titles-over-his-support-for-tibet |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Keanu Reeves Movies Reportedly Pulled Off Streaming Platforms in China Over His Tibet Support |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/keanu-reeves-movies-china-streamers-tibet-1235214084/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324234810/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/keanu-reeves-movies-china-streamers-tibet-1235214084/ |url-status=live }}

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In a 2005 article for Time magazine, Lev Grossman called Reeves "Hollywood's ultimate introvert".{{Cite magazine|last=Grossman|first=Lev|author-link=Lev Grossman|date=February 14, 2005|title=Keanu Reeves: The Man Who Isn't There|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1027496,00.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929125332/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1027496,00.html|archive-date=September 29, 2019|issn=0040-781X}} He has been described as a workaholic, charming and "excruciatingly shy". During the production of Constantine, director Francis Lawrence commented on his personality, calling him "hardworking" and "generous". His co-star Shia LaBeouf said, "I've worked with him for a year and a couple of months, but I don't really know him that much". Erwin Stoff of 3 Arts Entertainment has served as Reeves's agent and manager since he was 16, and produced many of his films. Stoff said Reeves "is a really private person" and keeps his distance from other people.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/keanu-reeves-and-longtime-manager-erwin-stoff-hit-bumpy-road-others-at-3-arts-now-repping-actor-359521/|title=Keanu Reeves And Longtime Manager Erwin Stoff Hit Bumpy Road: Actor Almost Left 3 Arts But Instead Others There Repping Him|last=Finke|first=Nikki|date=October 25, 2012|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526030131/http://deadline.com/2012/10/keanu-reeves-and-longtime-manager-erwin-stoff-hit-bumpy-road-others-at-3-arts-now-repping-actor-359521/|archive-date=May 26, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2023, Reeves's frequent collaborator Laurence Fishburne remarked on him, "He's kinder, yeah. He's much kinder than people say he is. He's a very gentle, highly intelligent man. Really thoughtful and gifted and incredibly patient. Yeah, he has a lot of grace, Keanu."{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Meredith |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/keanu-reeves-internet-boyfriend-alexandra-grant-b2302477.html |title=Keanu Reeves reacts to being declared the internet's boyfriend |date=March 16, 2023 |website=The Independent |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} Aziz Ansari, who directed and starred with Reeves in Good Fortune, joked that he "actually is an angel", and that "he's been pretending to be human for all these other roles."{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aziz-ansari-good-fortune-keanu-reeves-cinemacon-1235870719/ |title=Aziz Ansari Confirms Keanu Reeves Fractured Knee While in His Trailer Amid Filming 'Good Fortune' |date=April 10, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries |access-date=April 10, 2024 }} In a 2024 interview with People magazine, Hiroyuki Sanada said, "He [is] so humble, very kind to others but very hard on himself". [...] He's always trying to do his best: aim higher, move forward".{{Cite web |last=Mangalindan |first=JP |url=https://people.com/shogun-hiroyuki-sanada-says-keanu-reeves-is-hard-on-himself-exclusive-8648703 |title=Shogun's Hiroyuki Sanada Says John Wick Costar Keanu Reeves Is 'Hard on Himself' but 'Very Kind to Others' |date=May 15, 2024 |website=People |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}

In 2010, an image of Reeves became an internet meme after photographs of him were published, sitting on a park bench with a sad facial expression. The images were posted on the 4chan discussion board and were soon distributed via several blogs and media outlets, leading to the "Sad Keanu" meme being spread on the internet. An unofficial holiday was created when a Facebook fan page declared June 15 as "Cheer-up Keanu Day".{{cite magazine|first=Claire|last=Suddath|title=Help Cheer Up Keanu Reeves|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1996460,00.html|magazine=Time|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=August 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913155044/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1996460,00.html|archive-date=September 13, 2012|url-status=dead}} He would later downplay the photo, saying, "Man, I was eating a sandwich. I was thinking—I had some stuff going on. I was hungry."{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/keanu-reeves-sad-keanu-meme|title=Keanu Reeves on Sad Keanu: "I Was Hungry!"|website=W Magazine|date=December 14, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108115921/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/keanu-reeves-sad-keanu-meme|url-status=live}}

Reeves's casual persona and ability to establish rapport have been observed by the public, leading him to be dubbed the "Internet's boyfriend".{{cite magazine | url = https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/ | title = Why Keanu Reeves Has Always Been the Internet's Soul Mate | first = Cady | last = Lang | date = July 19, 2019 | access-date = July 22, 2019 | magazine = Time | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190703061146/https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/ | archive-date = July 3, 2019 | url-status = live }}{{cite web|last=Drexel|first=Peggy|date=June 13, 2019|title=Keanu Reeves: The mystery of the internet's boyfriend|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/opinions/keanu-reeves-drexler/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617051933/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/opinions/keanu-reeves-drexler/index.html|archive-date=June 17, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|work=CNN}}{{cite web|last=Holson|first=Laura|date=July 3, 2019|title=Keanu Reeves Is Whatever You Want Him to Be|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/style/keanu-reeves-movie-roles.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704042346/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/style/keanu-reeves-movie-roles.html|archive-date=July 4, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|work=The New York Times}} In 2019, Vox cited Reeves's unorthodox filmography and ability to appeal to nerd culture as the primary reasons for his internet popularity.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/8/16/20694479/keanu-reeves-in-2019-revival-memes-history-explained|title=Keanu Reeves, explained|website=Vox|last1=Romano|first1=Aja|date=August 16, 2019|accessdate=March 15, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429125607/https://www.vox.com/2019/8/16/20694479/keanu-reeves-in-2019-revival-memes-history-explained|url-status=live}} Screen Rant assessed that Reeves is "commonly considered one of the kindest, most thoughtful actors in Hollywood",{{Cite web |last=Flatau |first=Seth |url=https://screenrant.com/keanu-reeves-stories-kindness-nice-guy/ |title=10 Keanu Reeves Stories That Prove He's The Nicest Guy In Hollywood |date=July 13, 2023 |website=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} The Guardian noted that he holds a reputation as "one of the nicest, humblest guys on the Hollywood A-list", and the BBC wrote that he is known for his "gentle, mild-mannered persona", and is often described as "the nicest man in Hollywood."{{Cite news |last1=Nanji |first1=Noor |last2=Razzall |first2=Katie |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Keanu Reeves: I think about death all the time |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl7y05lr475o |work=BBC |access-date=July 23, 2024 }} Time dubbed Reeves as the "master of the fan encounter",{{Cite magazine |last=Hoffman |first=Ashley |url=https://time.com/5631508/keanu-reeves-lawn-sign/ |title=Master of the Fan Encounter Keanu Reeves Has Pulled the Most Keanu Reeves Move Imaginable |date=July 22, 2019 |magazine=Time |publisher=Time USA, LLC. |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} and Snopes observed that he is "so beloved that he's a cultural fixture".{{Cite web |last=Palma |first=Bethania |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keanu-reeves-ice-cream/ |title=Does Pic Show Keanu Eating Ice Cream at a Movie Theater? |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=Snopes }}

In March 2019, Reeves went viral after his United Airlines flight to Burbank, California was grounded in Bakersfield. Taking initiative in arranging alternate travel plans, Reeves boarded a travel van with the other passengers. Reeves read fun facts from his phone about Bakersfield to the passengers, and later used YouTube to play them 1950s American country music that was native to the town.{{Cite web |last=Dicker |first=Ron |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keanu-reeves-bus-bakersfield_n_5c9a16d7e4b0f7bfa1b65970 |title=Keanu Reeves Gets On Bus With Stranded Passengers And He's Still The Hero |date=March 26, 2019 |website=HuffPost |publisher=Verizon |access-date=June 25, 2024 }} Time said of the events, "One thing's for certain after this eventful trip: if you're looking for a road trip buddy, Keanu Reeves should be on the top of your list".{{Cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Cady |url=https://time.com/5558494/keanu-reeves-bus/ |title=Keanu Reeves Was the Best Companion on a Bus Ride With a Bunch of Stranded Plane Passengers |date=March 25, 2019 |magazine=Time |publisher=Time USA, LLC. |access-date=June 25, 2024 }}

Reeves again gained media attention in May when a clip of his guest episode on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went viral online. Colbert asked at the end of the show about his views on death, then Reeves answered, "I know that the ones who love us will miss us." The response incited an emotional reaction from the audience, and Colbert shook Reeves's hand before wrapping up the show.{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Maria |url=https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-what-happens-when-we-die-answer/ |title=Keanu Reeves Shares a Surprisingly Profound Answer When Asked What Happens When We Die |date=May 13, 2019 |website=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} Vice{{'}}s River Donaghey declared that "Keanu is my new religion" in response to the clip, and called the moment "transcendent".{{Cite web |last=Donaghey |first=River |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/keanu-reeves-told-stephen-colbert-what-happens-when-we-die/ |title=Keanu Reeves Told Stephen Colbert What Happens When We Die |date=May 13, 2019 |website=Vice |publisher=Vice Media |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} The New Yorker called it "a response so wise, so genuinely thoughtful, that it seemed like a rebuke to the usual canned blather of late-night television"—staff writer Naomi Fry recounted that she "felt like [she] was standing alone in a rock garden, having a koan whispered into [her] ear" after watching the viral clip on Twitter.{{Cite magazine |last=Fry |first=Naomi |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/keanu-reeves-is-too-good-for-this-world |title=Keanu Reeves Is Too Good for This World |date=June 3, 2019 |magazine=The New Yorker |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} The interaction would later inspire science communicator Hank Green to end his "Pissing Out Cancer" comedy special, based on his experiences fighting Hodgkin's Lymphoma, with a quote inspired by Reeves's answer; "Either way, what comes next is going to be beautiful". In choosing the ending, he felt that Reeves's words reflected a larger understanding of the human experience.{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |url=https://variety.com/2024/streaming/news/hank-green-pissing-out-cancer-dropout-comedy-special-keanu-reeves-1236038122/ |title=How Keanu Reeves Inspired Hank Green to Change the Punchline of His 'Pissing Out Cancer' Dropout Comedy Special |date=June 21, 2024 |website=Variety |access-date=July 1, 2024 }}

While filming Bill & Ted Face the Music in July 2019, Reeves and other cast members came across a house with a banner reading "You're Breathtaking" and "Mini Keanu", two memes that had come out of Reeves's appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 for the game Cyberpunk 2077. Reeves took time to sign the banner, and talk to the family.{{cite web|last1=Andrew|first1=Scottie|last2=Carter|first2=Chelsea|date=July 20, 2019|title=Keanu Reeves' most excellent surprise for one fan is 'breathtaking' and once again gifts the internet|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/us/keanu-reeves-surprised-fan-in-yard-trnd/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721220807/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/us/keanu-reeves-surprised-fan-in-yard-trnd/index.html|archive-date=July 21, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|work=CNN}} Business Insider reported that the actor's fans were quick to praise him in response to the incident, calling him "good guy Keanu" and lauding him as "the best human on the planet".{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Libby |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/keanu-reeves-autograph-sign-bill-and-ted-2019-7#:~:text=Keanu%20Reeves%2C%20the%20internet's%20favorite,of%20his%20most%20recent%20movie. |title=Keanu Reeves saw a fan left an adorable sign for him on his way to set, and the actor jumped out of the car to autograph it |date=July 18, 2019 |website=Business Insider |publisher=Axel Springer SE |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}

In August 2022, Reeves went viral for attending a fan's wedding in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. James and Nikki Roadnight saw Reeves at a bar at Fawsley Hall Hotel shortly before their marriage ceremony and started to chat with him, with Reeves congratulating the couple on their marriage. Later, after James had secretly asked Reeves to meet Nikki during the wedding, he turned up during the ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Bazalgette |first=Felix |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/21/experience-keanu-reeves-crashed-my-wedding |title=Experience: Keanu Reeves 'crashed' my wedding |date=July 21, 2023 |website=The Guardian |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} Nikki described Reeves as "a genuinely kind guy" and "relaxed and down to earth" during the wedding, and he participated in a photoshoot with the family.{{Cite web |last=Juneau |first=Jen |url=https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-crashes-wedding-in-england-photos/ |title=Keanu Reeves Shows Up at U.K. Couple's Wedding — and the Bride Is Thrilled: 'A Genuinely Kind Guy' |date=August 29, 2022 |website=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} Another interaction between Reeves at an October 2023 Dogstar concert in Houston gained media attention. A young fan named Elijah approached Reeves before they started their show, asking if Reeves would play catch with him. Reeves obliged, with a game ensuing between the two. Calling the game "the top moment" of his life, the boy stated his intent to keep the football "forever and ever".{{Cite web |last=Shafiq |first=Saman |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/10/10/video-keanu-reeves-plays-catch-young-fan-before-dogstar-show/71132703007/ |title='Top moment': Young fan overjoyed as Keanu Reeves plays catch with him before Dogstar show |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=USA Today |publisher=Gannett }}{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Sam |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/keanu-reeves-spotted-playing-catch-with-nine-year-old-boy-before-concert-3512097 |title=Keanu Reeves spotted playing catch with nine-year-old boy before concert |date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=NME |publisher=NME Networks }} Oliver Browning of The Independent called the interaction "a wholesome moment" for Reeves.{{Cite web |last=Browning |first=Oliver |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/keanu-reeves-band-dogstar-concert-b2427854.html |title=Keanu Reeves plays catch with young fan before performing with band Dogstar |date=October 11, 2023 |website=The Independent |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |access-date=June 25, 2024 }}

Reeves appeared on Forbes{{'}} annual Celebrity 100 list in 2001 and 2002, at number 36 and 49, respectively.{{Cite web|date=2001|title=Forbes Celebrity 100 2001|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2001/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2001&passListType=Person&uniqueId=UQE7&datatype=Person|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030503090514/https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2001/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2001&passListType=Person&uniqueId=UQE7&datatype=Person|archive-date=May 3, 2003|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=Forbes}}{{Cite web|date=2002|title=Forbes Celebrity 100 2002|url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities2002/LIRUQE7.html?passListId=53|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020133513/https://www.forbes.com/celebrities2002/LIRUQE7.html?passListId=53|archive-date=October 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=Forbes}} In 2005, Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/keanu-reeves|title=Keanu Reeves – Hollywood Walk of Fame|work=walkoffame.com|access-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114173859/http://www.walkoffame.com/keanu-reeves|archive-date=January 14, 2015|url-status=live}} In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter calculated that Reeves had earned $250 million for The Matrix franchise, making him one of the highest-paid actors.{{Cite web|title=Director – Hollywood Salaries 2016: Who Got Raises (and Who Didn't), From Movie Stars to Showrunners|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-salaries-2016-who-got-933037/item/hollywood-salaries-revealed-who-got-933042|last=Bel Bruno|first=Joe|date=September 26, 2016|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529092313/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-salaries-2016-who-got-933037/item/hollywood-salaries-revealed-who-got-933042|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020}} In 2020, The New York Times ranked him at number four on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|first2=A.O.|last2=Scott|title=The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)|work=The New York Times|date=November 25, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234221/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|url-status=live}}

A popular meme asserts that Reeves is "secretly immortal" and has lived throughout the last millennia under the identities of several historical figures, including Charlemagne and French actor Paul Mounet.{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/is-keanu-reeves-immortal-we-asked-the-only-expert.html |title=Is Keanu Reeves Immortal? We Asked the Only Expert |date=September 2, 2020 |website=Vulture |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} The meme came to media prominence in 2017 when Reeves was asked by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show about it. Reeves addressed his resemblance with Charlemagne, saying "We have a likeness in the eyes. And the nose and the mustache and the beard and the cheekbones and the forehead".{{Cite web |last=Velocci |first=Carli |url=https://www.thewrap.com/keanu-reeves-immortality-rumors-jimmy-fallon/ |title=Keanu Reeves Addresses Those Immortality Rumors (Video) |date=June 24, 2017 |website=TheWrap |publisher=The Wrap News Inc. |access-date=June 3, 2024 }}{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Jose |title=Keanu Reeves Has a Priceless Reaction to the 'Keanu Reeves Is Immortal' Meme |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jose-martinez/keanu-reeves-reacts-to-keanu-reeves-is-immortal-meme |website=Complex |access-date=October 31, 2024 |date=June 29, 2017}} When asked in a Q&A event for John Wick: Chapter 4 "if he ever ages", Reeves responded, "Yeah man, I age. I really – I age. It's happening, man".{{Cite web |last=B. Vary |first=Adam |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/keanu-reeves-john-wick-4-sxsw-1235553261/#article-comments |title=Keanu Reeves Receives a Hero's Welcome — and a Marriage Proposal — at 'John Wick: Chapter 4' SXSW Premiere |date=March 13, 2023 |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=June 3, 2023 }} In 2023, a website dedicated to chronicling every time Reeves has spoken the word "whoa" in his film career was created by web developer Avi Mamenko to honor him.{{Cite web |last=Ropek |first=Lucas |url=https://gizmodo.com/keanu-reeves-whoa-in-movie-history-website-1851369377 |title=This Website Plays Every Keanu Reeves 'Whoa' in Movie History |date=March 27, 2024 |website=Gizmodo |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=June 3, 2024 }} In 2022, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177704/keanu-reeves/|title=Keanu Reeves is on the 2022 Time 100 List|magazine=Time|url-access=limited|date=May 23, 2022|access-date=April 27, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331073130/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177704/keanu-reeves/|url-status=live}}

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Prolific in film since 1985, Reeves's most acclaimed and highest-grossing films, according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include: River's Edge (1987), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Speed (1994), The Matrix (1999), John Wick (2014), John Wick: Chapter{{nbsp}}2 (2017), John Wick: Chapter 3{{snd}}Parabellum (2019), and Toy Story 4 (2019).{{Cite web|title=Keanu Reeves – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/keanu_reeves|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610102121/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/keanu_reeves|archive-date=June 10, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2020|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}} Reeves has won four MTV Movie Awards,{{Cite news|date=June 5, 2000|title=The Matrix shines at MTV Awards|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/05/news1|access-date=May 25, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509004442/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/05/news1|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Movie Awards 1995 – MTV Movie Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/movie-awards/1995|website=MTV|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824042613/http://www.mtv.com/movie-awards/1995|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=dead}} and received two Best Actor nominations at the Saturn Awards.{{Cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=September 14, 2019|title=Watch the Saturn Awards Live Online|url=https://collider.com/watch-the-saturn-awards-online-livestream-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623051829/https://collider.com/watch-the-saturn-awards-online-livestream-2019/|archive-date=June 23, 2020|access-date=May 25, 2020|website=Collider|language=en-US}} He was nominated twice for a People's Choice Award: Favorite Male Movie Star and Favorite Action Movie Star, for his performance in John Wick: Chapter 3{{snd}}Parabellum (2019).{{Cite web|title=Movie of 2019 – People's Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Endgame' Named Best Movie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1250529/item/movie-2019-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2019-1236394|last1=Nordyke|first1=Kimberly|last2=Howard|first2=Annie|date=November 10, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111054342/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1250529/item/movie-2019-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2019-1236394|archive-date=November 11, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2020}}

In November 2015, People retroactively named him 1994's Sexiest Man Alive.{{Cite web |last=McAfee |first=Tierney |date=November 18, 2015 |title=PEOPLE Editorial Director Jess Cagle Finally Picks a Sexiest Man Alive for 1994 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/people-names-sexiest-man-alive-for-1994/ |access-date=February 29, 2020 |website=People |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127180020/https://people.com/celebrity/people-names-sexiest-man-alive-for-1994/ |url-status=live }} In September 2021, Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine deemed Reeves the "#1 Martial Arts movie star in the world" based upon his multiple films in the genre, their popularity, and sheer box office gross.{{cite web |last1=Zirogiannis |first1=Marc |title=Is Keanu Reeves The Biggest Martial Arts Movie Star In The World? |url=https://tkdlifemagazine.com/2021/09/13/is-keanu-reeves-the-biggest-martial-arts-movie-star-in-the-world/ |website=Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine |date=September 13, 2021 |publisher=KYPA USA |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223182057/https://tkdlifemagazine.com/2021/09/13/is-keanu-reeves-the-biggest-martial-arts-movie-star-in-the-world/ |url-status=live }} In 2024, Gold House honored him on its Most Impactful Asians A100 list,{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Jack |last2=Kuznikov |first2=Selena |last3=Tangcay |first3=Jazz |last4=Thompson |first4=Jaden |url=https://variety.com/lists/gold-house-a100-honoree-list-2024/hayao-miyazaki/ |title=Keanu Reeves, Jung Kook, Hayao Miyazaki Among Gold House's A100 Honorees |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=May 1, 2024 |accessdate=May 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503090904/https://variety.com/lists/gold-house-a100-honoree-list-2024/hayao-miyazaki/ |archivedate=May 3, 2024 |url-status=live }} and he was presented with the Inkpot Award for Lifetime Contributions to Movies, TV, Comics, and Books at San Diego Comic-Con.{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Kat |date=July 27, 2024 |title=Keanu Reeves Surprised With Comic-Con Award for His Contributions to Movies, TV, Comics, and Books: SDCC 2024 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/keanu-reeves-surprised-with-comic-con-award-for-his-contributions-to-movies-tv-comics-and-books-sdcc-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727230000/https://www.ign.com/articles/keanu-reeves-surprised-with-comic-con-award-for-his-contributions-to-movies-tv-comics-and-books-sdcc-2024 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=IGN}}

• {{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu |others=Alexandra Grant (drawings and book design)|editor1-last=Bergam|editor1-first=Janey|title=Ode to Happiness|date=2011|publisher=Steidl Publishers|location=Göttingen|isbn=9783869302096|oclc=756797130}}
• {{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu |others=Alexandra Grant (photographs) |title=Shadows: A Collaborative Project by Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves|date=2014|publisher=Steidl Publishers|location=Göttingen|isbn=9783869308272|oclc=965117169}}
• BRZRKR Vol. 1 (with Matt Kindt and Ron Garney, 4-issue compilation, Boom! Studios, 2021, {{ISBN|9781684156856}})
• BRZRKR Vol. 2 (with Matt Kindt and Ron Garney, 4-issue compilation, Boom! Studios, 2022, {{ISBN|9781684158157}})
• BRZRKR Vol. 3 (with Matt Kindt and Ron Garney, 4-issue compilation, Boom! Studios, 2023, {{ISBN|9781684157129}})
• {{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu|last2=Miéville|first2=China|title=The Book of Elsewhere|date=2024|publisher=Boom! Studios, Del Rey Books|isbn=9780593446591}}

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• {{cite book |last=DeAngelis |first=Michael |title=Gay Fandom and Crossover Stardom: James Dean, Mel Gibson, and Keanu Reeves |location=Durham |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2001 |isbn=0-8223-2728-7}}
• {{cite news |last=Ong |first=Soh Chin |title=A Man of Many Faces |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=May 15, 2003}}
• {{cite news |title=Pondering the mysterious Keanu Reeves |date=November 5, 2003 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/05/sprj.caf03.film.keanureeves.ap |publisher=CNN |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430121543/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/05/sprj.caf03.film.keanureeves.ap |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web |last=Smithey |first=Cole |url=http://www.se7enmagazine.org/film/film_27.htm |title=Seven magazine interview with Keanu Reeves |work=Seven magazine |access-date=December 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108154406/http://se7enmagazine.org/film/film_27.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2011}}

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• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4RE6I%20lV0M Reeves performs "Pull My Daisy" on the 35th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert March 3, 2022]

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