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Keanu

  • 2016
  • 12
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
54K
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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Keanu (2016)
Clarence and Rell are two cousins who live in the city but are far from streetwise. When Rell's beloved kitten, Keanu, is catnapped, the hopelessly straight-laced pair must impersonate ruthless killers in order to infiltrate a street gang and retrieve the purloined feline.
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Buddy ComedyActionComedyCrime

When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all c... Read allWhen the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?

  • Director
    • Peter Atencio
  • Writers
    • Jordan Peele
    • Alex Rubens
  • Stars
    • Keegan-Michael Key
    • Jordan Peele
    • Tiffany Haddish
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Atencio
    • Writers
      • Jordan Peele
      • Alex Rubens
    • Stars
      • Keegan-Michael Key
      • Jordan Peele
      • Tiffany Haddish
    • 156User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos40

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    Red Band Trailer
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    Keanu's Endless Summer or Reeves Reloaded
    Clip 3:09
    Keanu's Endless Summer or Reeves Reloaded
    Blips
    Clip 0:55
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    They Are Going To Murder Us
    Clip 1:18
    They Are Going To Murder Us
    Gangster Pet
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    • Director
      • Peter Atencio
    • Writers
      • Jordan Peele
      • Alex Rubens
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    User reviews156

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    7grantss

    Key & Peele's 1st movie + cute kitten = good fun

    Clarence (Keegan-Michael Key) is a conservative suburbanite with a wife and child. His cousin, Rell (Jordan Peele), is a bong-smoking slacker. Then one day Rell finds a kitten on his doorstep and immediately takes it in. He names the kitten Keanu. A few weeks later, in a case of mistaken identity, members of the Blips drug gang break into his house, ransack it and take Keanu. Rell and Clarence set off into Blips territory to recover Keanu.

    Only watched this because it stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. Loved their comedy show, Key and Peele, and a full-length comedy feature film starring them sounded promising.

    The movie certainly retains much of the trademark Key and Peele humour. Add in an absurd-yet-fun plot and a cute kitten and you have a good comedy movie. Some great scenes and lines. Key and Peele are in fine form in the lead roles, with spot-on delivery and the wonderful comedic chemistry that their TV show demonstrated.

    Not brilliant though. As with many transitions from TV to film, the momentum and ideas seem to diminish as the movie goes on - the core plot line proves difficult to sustain for 90+ minutes. The comedy is still there, but the movie becomes more uneven the further into it you go. Some pretty weak scenes towards the end. The plot becomes quite haphazard and farcical.

    Overall, however, Keanu is good fun and well worth watching.
    9fil-nik09

    Quite good!

    I really liked this film. It was entertaining and it was funny! And I must say that most of the comedies I have watched I did not find funny at all, but really at all. This one was funny almost the entire time - especially those George Michael references to the Faith video and songs which were played in the car. And I must say I wonder what George Michael thought about the film and use of his songs! And just because it is George, somehow I expected the guy to reveal himself as gay at the end of the film ( or earlier) but I guess I assumed wrong.

    The two main guys were really funny. I do not know them from other films, but, here, they were good.

    The cat was really cute too and the thing with a calendar was awesome! Really creative photos!

    This gets nine rating from me. It was funny, entertaining, properly paces ( not too slow or too rushed) and references to other films and persons were hilarious.
    6SnoopyStyle

    cute kitty but needs to be funnier

    Assassins (Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key) shoot up a drug factory. A kitty escapes. Rell Williams (Jordan Peele) is depressed after getting dumped by his girlfriend. He is lifted up by finding the kitty on his doorstep and he names her Keanu. His cousin and best friend Clarence Goobril (Keegan-Michael Key) needs to man up for his wife Hannah (Nia Long). Rell's home is ransacked and Keanu goes missing. Small time dealer Hulka (Will Forte) points the finger at a local gang. The guys take on gangster persona "Tectonic" and "Shark Tank". They meet Hi-C (Tiffany Haddish) and leader Cheddar (Method Man) who mistakes them for the assassins Allentown Boys.

    Firstly, the kitty is really cute. The guys have great chemistry. The ridiculous premise is set up for outrageous humor. There are some cute laughs at times but it doesn't stay at a high enough level. It's funny skit material but it doesn't fill out. It's a little thin. The movie tries to add a couple of comedic performances from Will Forte and Anna Faris. They only really hit singles rather than home runs. The movie needs to be more ridiculous. It needs to take on the gangsta genre in a deeper way. The guys are capable of more.
    6matthew1000

    I liked it. Different can be funny.

    I'm not sure what people are after when looking for comedy. People have different views on what makes a belly laugh or just a smirk. For me this was just what I needed at the time, yes it's silly and yes it's not a serious action movie but it did make me laugh, so it's a 6 from me.
    6dunnypop

    Disappointed

    First off, I love Key & Peele... I was devastated when I realized that the last episode was their series finale. The movie plays as a weird surreal action movie... I guess it's like Ride Along but played with less slap stick. After watching the trailer multiple times, I figured Keanu was going to have a lot more... but the trailer had all the best parts and the best punchlines.

    The plot is a bit shallow as the premise is a runaway kitten and then being found and then going to get the kitten back from captures. I guess you can compare this with Pineapple Express which basically is a simple story of stoners running away... but Pineapple Express has a ton of interesting characters and weirdo situations. Keanu had a couple of weird situations and no real interesting characters except one cameo. Watch the trailer and you're good - it pretty much sums up the entire film and all it's jokes.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Seven cats and kittens played the title character. Each one received a case of Fancy Feast and an assortment of cat toys. Since Keegan-Michael Key is allergic to cats, he had to take a medication in order to interact with them.
    • Goofs
      In some early scenes where Keanu is running, the running cat is obviously older and larger than the kitten seen during the rest of the film.
    • Quotes

      Clarence Goobril: Wordness to the turdness.

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: After the end credits, Oil and Smoke simultaneously revive.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Keegan-Michael Key - Jordan Peele/Run River North/Will Calhoun (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Faith
      Written and performed by George Michael

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd & Epic Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2016 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cat Boys
    • Filming locations
      • 2839 N Robertson St., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(HPV Strip Club)
    • Production companies
      • Artists First
      • Monkeypaw Productions
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,591,853
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,453,224
      • May 1, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,749,853
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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