Keanu

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Keanu

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Released Apr 29, 2016

1h 40m

Comedy

Action

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Recently dumped by his girlfriend, slacker Rell (Jordan Peele) finds some happiness when a cute kitten winds up on his doorstep. After a heartless thief steals the cat, Rell recruits his cousin Clarence (Keegan-Michael Key) to help him retrieve it. They soon learn that a thug named Cheddar (Method Man) has the animal, and he'll only give it back if the two men agree to work for him. Armed with guns and a gangster attitude, it doesn't take long for the hapless duo to land in big trouble.

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Critics Consensus

Keanu's absurd premise and compulsively watchable starring duo add up to an agreeably fast-paced comedy that hits more than enough targets to make up for the misses.

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Candice Frederick

AWFJ.org

With Keanu, Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key take their wildly popular comedy genius to the big screen.

Sep 29, 2021

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Walk in the theater not expecting much. Walk out charmed and happy. Key & Peele will have that kind of affect on you.

Nov 8, 2016

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Keanu is funny, oftentimes achingly so, watching Key transform himself from George Michael-loving suburbanite into a tough-talking thug a royal hoot that gets more and more hysterical as things move along.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 11, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Amid plenty of funny moments where our heroes are confronted with tense, life-threatening situations, Key and Peele always find humorous ways of defusing the tension.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 15, 2022

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

A mix of slapstick and more restrained humour, Keanu is an easy, breezy start to this summer's viewing schedule.

Sep 29, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The movie-homage calendar is uproarious and should be sold in stores.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 18, 2021

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TROY S

Keanu is fun, and even sometimes outright hilarious, but it doesn't live up to the skills of its central performers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Alan g

Stupid cat movie. Terrible human actors.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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Seth M

If you have a cat, you should love this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Fernando P

Key and Peele deliver a fun to watch movie, it is a comedy where they accomplish on make you laugh. It loses opportunity in some parts that could have more development between the characters and for the story that the script sets but quickly changes and focus again in the objective to get Keanu back mixed with comedy and action.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Zyleth B

two comedians adopt a cat but fights for life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Alec B

Look, there is a lot of stuff I liked here (The very deliberate way toughness is exposed as a kind of performance, the unflinching violence and dark humor) but the movie never finds a way to connect these good individual elements into a consistent final product.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Synopsis

Recently dumped by his girlfriend, slacker Rell (Jordan Peele) finds some happiness when a cute kitten winds up on his doorstep. After a heartless thief steals the cat, Rell recruits his cousin Clarence (Keegan-Michael Key) to help him retrieve it. They soon learn that a thug named Cheddar (Method Man) has the animal, and he'll only give it back if the two men agree to work for him. Armed with guns and a gangster attitude, it doesn't take long for the hapless duo to land in big trouble.

Director: Peter Atencio
Producer: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Joel Zadak
Screenwriter: Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexuality/Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.6M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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