John Wick Faces Off Against Ballerina in This Invasion Thriller Officially Leaving HBO Max

Years before they shared the screen in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves starred together in an erotic exploitation movie directed by Eli Roth. A friend and collaborator of Quentin Tarantino, Roth had already established his genre credentials with the horror film Hostel and the cannibal survival thriller The Green Inferno — both are regarded as some of the most transgressive movies made in mainstream Hollywood. Roth's home invasion thriller with De Armas and Reeves wasn't as edgy, although it was still shocking enough to remain in its niche. The film in question is currently streaming on HBO Max in the United States, giving fans of genre cinema a great opportunity to check it out.

It won't, however, be available for much longer. The movie was released a year after the first John Wick, which emerged as a surprise hit and reinvigorated Reeves' career as an action star. The rest is history, with the John Wick franchise having generated more than $1 billion in global box-office revenue in the decade since. Reeves is set to return as the titular assassin in a fifth film, following his extended cameo in Ballerina, which was released last year.

Ballerina marked De Armas' first time leading a potential franchise-starter of her own, after having delivered memorable performances in hits such as Knives Out, No Time to Die, and the Oscar-nominated Blonde. Despite mostly positive reviews, Ballerina underperformed at the box office, grossing around $140 million against a reported budget of $90 million. De Armas wasn't a household name back in 2015, when she first worked with Reeves in the home invasion thriller.

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We're talking, of course, about Knock Knock. The movie follows two young women who show up at the doorstep of an architect (Reeves) and coerce him into committing a sexual transgression. Soon, the architect finds himself at their mercy, as they hold him hostage in his house. The movie received mixed reviews and is now sitting at a 37% score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "Knock Knock brings a lot of talent to bear on its satirical approach to torture horror, but not effectively enough to overcome its repetitive story or misguidedly campy tone."