Keanu Reeves Shares the Three Movies He Can't Stop Rewatching
Keanu Reeves rarely rewatches his own work, but during a late-night scroll there are three of his films that always make him stop — and he just revealed the trio.
Keanu Reeves just named the three Keanu movies he actually watches when they pop up on TV. Yes, the man who famously avoids his own stuff will still stop the scroll for a few classics. And honestly, same.
The ones Keanu can’t flip past
- Point Break
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
This all came up at The New Yorker Festival 2025, where Reeves was onstage with Alex Winter. They were there to hype their Broadway production of Waiting for Godot and ended up talking about whether they ever watch their old movies.
"Maybe when I’m scrolling and I see, there... oh yes, Point Break is on. Or, oh wow, Matrix, all right. The Matrix Reloaded, f--- yes."
Classic Keanu energy: he made it very clear he’s not scheduling personal watch parties for his own filmography. It’s more like, if he stumbles into one while channel surfing, he’ll ride the wave. His exact vibe was basically: not a hard 'yes', but not a hard 'no' either. More of a 'I don’t put them on, but if they’re on, I’m in.'
Quick bit of context for why those picks make sense: Point Break and The Matrix are the movies that locked him in as an action star. The Matrix turned into a full-on pop culture takeover and still sits on the short list of greatest sci-fi franchises, so of course he’s going to get a little nostalgic when Neo shows up mid-scroll.
Winter weighed in too. He’s on the same page about not loving to watch himself. He said he generally avoids revisiting his work, though he did sit through his most recent film in a fantastic Toronto theater just to feel the audience’s reaction. Even then, he said the experience leaves him weirdly detached — not analyzing, just kind of disconnected from the whole thing.
Also fun: before all the bullet-time and bank robber surfers, Reeves and Winter were the original duo in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Now they’re back together, in suits instead of Wyld Stallyns tees, taking on Beckett on Broadway. Full circle, just with more existential dread and fewer time-travel phone booths.