JOHN WICK: The Best Action Film of 2014 (Review) Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Chad Stahelski. (2014, 101 min). Lionsgate In terms of pure audience manipulation, John Wick might just be the greatest tale of revenge ever made.