John Wick: Chapter 4
Movie, 2023, John Wick, Set in After Chapter 3
John Wick: Chapter 4 is #4 of 6 in release order and #6 of 6 in chronological order in the John Wick.
The story
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
John Wick: Chapter 4 recap
John kills the Elder in the desert. In response, the High Table gives the Marquis Vincent de Gramont unlimited power to end John; he destroys the New York Continental and has its concierge Charon killed. The Marquis forces Caine, a blind retired assassin and old friend of John, to hunt him by threatening his daughter. John goes to Osaka, where his friend Shimazu, who runs the Continental there, shelters him, and Shimazu dies fighting Caine. Back in New York, Winston suggests a way out: John can challenge the Marquis to a duel under the old rules. John must first rejoin the Ruska Roma, and kills Killa, a German crime boss, to do it. Caine is chosen as the Marquis's proxy for the duel at dawn in Paris.
John Wick: Chapter 4 ending explained
The Marquis puts a huge bounty on John, who fights through the streets of Paris and up the stairs to Sacre-Coeur. In the duel, John and Caine both wound each other, and the Marquis steps in to finish John. John fires the shot he saved and kills him, winning his freedom and Caine's. John sits on the steps at sunrise and dies. Winston and the Bowery King bury him beside Helen.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, Akira, Shimazu's daughter, follows Caine down a Paris street with a knife to avenge her father. The scene cuts off before they meet, setting up the planned Caine film.
Where to watch John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 is streaming on Prime Video and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%
Where it fits
- Release order: after John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, before The Continental: From the World of John Wick.
- Chronological order: after Ballerina, the last.
What to watch before John Wick: Chapter 4
In release order, the essentials before John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) are John Wick (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019).
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick
- Donnie Yen as Caine
- Bill Skarsgård as Marquis
- Ian McShane as Winston
- Laurence Fishburne as Bowery King
- Lance Reddick as Charon
- Clancy Brown as Harbinger
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Shimazu
- Rina Sawayama as Akira
- Scott Adkins as Killa
- Aimée Kwan as Mia
- Marko Zaror as Chidi
Directed by Chad Stahelski.