10 Most Intense Shootouts In Movie History

7. John Wick - Red Circle Shootout

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John Wick is a walking, talking gunfight all to himself (as is Keanu Reeves, but that's a story for another list). He storms through each and every scene without hesitation and often takes the time to double-tap each and every target he takes out. He is a professional, after all, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to learn he killed 80 people in this one movie.

When it comes to the most intense shootout in the film, you can't get much deadlier and impressive than the gunfight at the Red Circle Club. Wick entered the place, killed one guy, interrogated another, and headed to his target.

Like any good movie about revenge, Wick has to go through several bad guys to get to the one he wants, and there are plenty to choose from in the club. As he made his way through, he took out a total of 28 guys.

Granted, some people killed by his hand were taken out via knives or whatever happened to be lying around, but the shootout between Wick and Iosef Tarasov's goons quickly became a legendary example of how to film a shootout in a modern action film.

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