question: Who were the directors of the 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film starring the actor who played Elias in "Platoon"?
answer: Chad Stahelski and David Leitch
context: Title: Kuruthipunal (film)
  Passage: Kuruthipunal ("River of Blood") is a 1995 Tamil / Telugu neo-noir action thriller film cinematograph and directed by veteran cinematographer P. C. Sreeram.  The film stars Kamal Haasan in the lead role, with Arjun and Nassar in supporting roles.  The film featured songs and the background score was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan.  Produced by Kamal Hassan, the story is a remake of Govind Nihalani's Hindi film "Drohkaal", The film met with critical acclaim upon release and became a trendsetter for action films during that period of time.  The film was India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category, but was not nominated.  The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as "Drohi".
  Title: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
  Passage: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (also known as Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) is a 2014 American neo-noir action crime film and follow-up to the 2005 film "Sin City".  Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, the script is written by Miller and is primarily based on the second book in the "Sin City" series by Miller.
  Title: Villain (2017 film)
  Passage: Villain is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh.  The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role, with Vishal, Manju Warrier, Raashi Khanna, Hansika Motwani and Srikanth appearing in prominent supporting roles.  Manoj Paramahamsa was the cinematographer, film score was composed by Sushin Shyam.
  Title: Max Payne (film)
  Passage: Max Payne is a 2008 Canadian-American neo-noir action thriller film based on the video game series of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games.  It was written by Beau Thorne and directed by John Moore.  The film stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as Max Payne, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Ludacris as Jim Bravura, and Beau Bridges as BB Hensley.  The film revolves around revenge, centering on a policeman's journey through New York City's criminal underworld, as he investigates the deaths of his wife and child.
  Title: Shaft's Big Score!
  Passage: Shaft's Big Score!  is a 1972 American neo-noir action crime–drama film starring Richard Roundtree as the private detective John Shaft.  Directed by Gordon Parks, this is the second film in the trilogy.  Ernest Tidyman once more supplied the screenplay.  The first film's composer Isaac Hayes was unavailable, so Parks, the returning director, did the score himself.  The film was produced on a budget of $1,978,000.  "Shaft's Big Score!"  also stars Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown, Joseph Mascolo, Julius Harris, and Joe Santos.
  Title: Rise: Blood Hunter
  Passage: Rise: Blood Hunter is a 2007 American neo-noir action horror film written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.  The film, starring Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis, is a supernatural thriller about a reporter (Liu) who wakes up in a morgue to discover she is now a vampire.  She vows revenge against the vampire cult responsible for her situation and hunts them down one by one.  Chiklis plays a haunted police detective whose daughter is victimized by the same group and seeks answers for her gruesome death.
  Title: John Wick
  Passage: John Wick is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.  It stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo and Willem Dafoe.  The first installment in the "John Wick" film series, the story focuses on John Wick (Reeves), a retired hitman seeking vengeance for the theft of his vintage car and the killing of his puppy, a gift from his recently deceased wife.  Stahelski and Leitch directed the film together, though Leitch was uncredited.
  Title: John Wick: Chapter 2
  Passage: John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad.  The second installment in the "John Wick" film series, the plot follows hitman John Wick, who goes on the run after a bounty is placed on his head.  It stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane, and marks the first collaboration between Reeves and Fishburne since appearing together in "The Matrix" trilogy.
  Title: Willem Dafoe
  Passage: William J. "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor.  A member of the experimental theatre company the Wooster Group, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles as Elias in Oliver Stone's "Platoon" (1986) and Max Schreck in the comedy-horror film "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000).  His other film appearances include "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), "Mississippi Burning" (1988),"The English Patient" (1996), "American Psycho" (2000), the "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007), "John Wick" (2014), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), and "Justice League" (2017).  He has also had voice roles in "Finding Nemo" (2003) and its sequel "Finding Dory" (2016), "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009), "John Carter" (2012) and the recent adaptation of "Death Note" (2017).
  Title: The Equalizer (film)
  Passage: The Equalizer is a 2014 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk, nominally based on the television series of the same name.  It stars Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo.
citations: Willem Dafoe John Wick