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Constantine

Constantine

Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him.

2005121 minRMidcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Director
Francis Lawrence
Starring
Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon Hounsou

John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.

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Highlights

What stands out about Constantine?

Constantine earns 9 badges, led by Cultural touchstone and Top 10% in Action.

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  • Rank
  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Constantine worth watching?

Constantine's Midcredits score is the 82nd percentile of all films, from 923K ratings across 6 sources. 73% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

82nd percentile

Better received than 82% of films

90th percentile among Action80th percentile among 2000s
Acclaim (how much people like it)80th
Approval (how many liked it)82nd

70 /100

80th percentile of all films

90th percentile among Action80th percentile among 2000s

Critics 50 · Audience 72

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 7.2 — solid but not unanimous.

73% liked it

82nd percentile of all films

88th percentile among Action80th percentile among 2000s
73% rated it 7–1027% rated it 1–6

Critics 46% · Audience 72%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of audiences approved than critics.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 2 wins / 11 noms overall

99th percentile

923K ratings across platforms

98th percentile among Action98th percentile among 2000s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$100M
Opening weekend$30M
Domestic gross$76M
Worldwide gross$231M

Returned 2.3× its budget — 92nd percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

A stylish, dark supernatural action film with impressive visuals and a convoluted religious mythology.

Fans praised

  • striking unique visual style and dark atmosphere
  • strong acting chemistry especially Reeves and Weisz
  • inventive special effects that hold up well

Detractors panned

  • muddled incoherent plot that confuses
  • unfaithful to source material characterization
  • unsatisfying anticlimactic ending

What stands out

Atmosphere80

Immersive dark gothic horror tone with apocalyptic feel

Cinematography78

Beautiful dark noir visuals; striking hellscape design

Effects and spectacle75

Impressive demon designs and CGI that mostly hold up

ActingDivisive70

Reeves divisive but fitting; Weisz praised as standout; Stormare and Swinton get mixed reaction

CharactersDivisive45

Constantine's redemption arc criticized as shallow; supporting roles underdeveloped

Pacing45

Dragged middle act; anticlimactic rushed final act

Plot and storyDivisive40

Convoluted messy narrative with too many unexplained elements

EndingDivisive35

Incoherent resolution; climax feels like Matrix rehash

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men even
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 2 points apart
  • Critics vs users even
  • US vs non-US 7 points apart

Watch experience

What is Constantine like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be scared.

It is intense and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want an easy night.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseColdDread
Heaviest: late
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Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Cold and cerebral · 4% of films: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film treats its dark supernatural premise with a detached, cynical gravity, never winking at the audience.
The rideSustained tension and dread dominate, with colder melancholic undertones; the heaviest emotional stretch arrives in the final confrontation and sacrifice.
StructureThe story unfolds chronologically as Constantine investigates the mystery and confronts the demonic threat.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

BittersweetThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe film leaves you with a sense of uneasy redemption and lingering questions about sacrifice and damnation.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterInvasion
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21% (this title): Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% (this title) · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Invasion: An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).

21% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypeJohn Constantine, a cynical demon hunter, uncovers a demonic plot to bring about the apocalypse and must stop the invasion of Hell on Earth.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16% (this title): Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% (this title) · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% (this title) · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Morality

Redemption · 6% of filmsFaith · 3% of filmsSacrifice · 4% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Cosmic stakes: Consequences reach beyond the world.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film is ultimately about John Constantine's quest for redemption through self-sacrifice, set against a theological battle of faith and doubt.
StanceQuestions whether redemption is earned through deeds or faith, with cosmic stakes of heaven and hell balanced by intimate focus on a single antihero.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalHorror supernatural
Orchestral modernRockForeground music · original score
SettingA grimy, rain-soaked Los Angeles where the supernatural hides in plain sight, blending Catholic iconography with noir decay.
MusicBlends dark orchestral themes with industrial and rock elements (including a cover of 'Everybody Knows') to match the gritty supernatural tone.

Content guide

Is Constantine okay for kids?

R

Constantine is rated R: “Rated R for violence and demonic images” (MPAA). As of September 28, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (65/100), sexual content at minimal (15/100), language at moderate (55/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (63/100) and frightening material at severe (81/100). Overall it is heavier than 52% of R-rated films.

Ratings in 23 other countries
  • UK15
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany16
  • France12
  • Ireland16
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil14
  • Belgium16
  • Czechia12
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK-16
  • Greece16
  • Hungary16
  • MexicoB
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway15
  • Poland18
  • PortugalM/16
  • Russia16+
  • SK15
  • Spain18
  • Sweden15
  • Switzerland16
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 72% of all filmsHeavier than 52% of R-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 43%
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for an R-rated film
heavier than 9%
Profanity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 29%
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 81%
Frightening / Intense
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 80%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is frightening material, violence, and drug and alcohol content. Everything else sits at or below what R-rated films usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Constantine have?

MovieCove's classifier found 8 depicted content warnings in Constantine: Gore or body horror (severe), Terminal illness (moderate), Animal death (mild), Child abuse (mild), Gun violence (mild), Self-harm (mild), plus 2 withheld here because they would spoil the plot. Each is backed by a verbatim quote from the parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

SevereGore or body horror
ModerateTerminal illness
MildAnimal deathChild abuseGun violenceSelf-harm

Cast and crew

Who is in Constantine?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Keanu Reeves
as John Constantine
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Rachel Weisz
as Angela Dodson
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Shia LaBeouf
as Chas
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Djimon Hounsou
as Midnite
Max Baker
as Beeman
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Father Hennessy
Gavin Rossdale
as Balthazar
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Tilda Swinton
as Gabriel
Peter Stormare
as Satan
Jesse Ramirez
as Scavenger
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.

Crew

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What are movies like Constantine?

Movies like Constantine include Deliver Us from Evil (2014), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) and Constantine: City of Demons (2018). Of the 12 closest matches, most are stories about demons, and several are superhero films.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

6 of these 12 share its subject: faith. Those cards say what else they share.

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