John Wick Parent Guide

John Wick
Rating & Content Info

Why is John Wick rated R? John Wick is rated R by the MPAA for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:
- Frequent non-graphic violence.
- Brief explicit violence,with acts shown with realistic detail, blood and tissue damage.
- Frequent depictions of fighting, beating, shooting, stabbing and explosion.
- Pervasive gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence (sometimes involving animals), with blood and brutal detail.
-  Occasional gory and grotesque images.
- Occasional upsetting or disturbing scenes.
- Torture.

Sexual Content:
- Mild sexual references and innuendo.
- Crude content.
- Embracing and kissing.

Language:
Approximately 60 instances of coarse and sexual language including:
- Frequent, sometimes aggressive use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context.
- Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions.
- Slurs.

Alcohol / Drug Use:
- Tobacco use/smoking
- Alcohol abuse in a recreational context.
- Substance abuse (scene of drug use involving marijuana).

Page last updated July 17, 2017

News About "John Wick"

Cast and Crew

John Wick is directed by Chad Stahelski and stars Keanu Reeves, Adrianne Palicki, Willem Dafoe.

Home Video

The most recent home video release of John Wick movie is February 3, 2015. Here are some details…

John Wick releases on home video on February 3, 2015.