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The Equalizer

  • 2014
  • R
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
433K
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Denzel Washington in The Equalizer (2014)
A former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters.
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A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.

  • Director
    • Antoine Fuqua
  • Writers
    • Richard Wenk
    • Michael Sloan
    • Richard Lindheim
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Marton Csokas
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    433K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    993
    346
    • Director
      • Antoine Fuqua
    • Writers
      • Richard Wenk
      • Michael Sloan
      • Richard Lindheim
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Marton Csokas
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • 793User reviews
    • 305Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

    Videos52

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Robert McCall
    Marton Csokas
    Marton Csokas
    • Teddy
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Teri
    David Harbour
    David Harbour
    • Masters
    Haley Bennett
    Haley Bennett
    • Mandy
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Brian Plummer
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Susan Plummer
    David Meunier
    David Meunier
    • Slavi
    Johnny Skourtis
    Johnny Skourtis
    • Ralphie
    Alex Veadov
    Alex Veadov
    • Tevi
    Vladimir Kulich
    Vladimir Kulich
    • Vladimir Pushkin
    E. Roger Mitchell
    E. Roger Mitchell
    • Lead Investigator
    James Wilcox
    James Wilcox
    • Pederson
    Mike O'Dea
    • Remar
    • (as Mike P. O'Dea)
    Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos
    Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos
    • Jenny
    • (as Anastasia Mousis)
    Allen Maldonado
    Allen Maldonado
    • Marcus
    Rhet Kidd
    Rhet Kidd
    • Jay
    • (as Chris Lemieux)
    Mike Morrell
    • HM Brian
    • Director
      • Antoine Fuqua
    • Writers
      • Richard Wenk
      • Michael Sloan
      • Richard Lindheim
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    • Trivia
      The script originally had no back story about Robert, so Denzel Washington contributed much to the character's background and back story, including McCall having obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In addition to his daily physical and fight training before filming, Washington met and interviewed several real-life OCD sufferers in order to gain insights on how to play that disorder correctly.
    • Goofs
      The quote shown at the start of the movie, "The two most important days of your life are the day you're born and the day you find out why." is attributed to Mark Twain whereas the source of this quote is actually unknown.
    • Quotes

      Robert McCall: When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too.

    • Crazy credits
      The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. -- Mark Twain
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema, DVD and Blu-ray versions are cut for violence to secure a 15 rating, removing or reducing the following:
      • The closeup of the corkscrew being pushed further into Tevi's mouth, and the final shot of his face right before it's withdrawn.
      • The first shot of the mercenary bleeding and choking on the barbed wire noose.
      Columbia made additional cuts in two more scenes, which appear not to have been requested by the BBFC:
      • A closeup of Teddy beating Little John's bloodied face twice, and a shot from behind that shows him readying another punch.
      • The gangster being impaled through the neck was shortened at the start and end.
      The six cuts total approximately 15 seconds. The UK Ultra HD Blu-ray is uncut and rated 18.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Equalizer: A Villain's Psychosis (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Sixteen
      Written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (as Jay Hawkins), Chris Ellul, Kelvin Swaby, Daniel Taylor (as Dan Taylor) and Spencer Page
      Performed by The Heavy
      Courtesy of Counter Records
      By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC

    User reviews793

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    8/10

    May the Blood Flow

    Denzel Washington is just great and The Equalizer belongs like the John Wick (Keanu Reeves) and Taken (Liam Neeson) movies to the new masterclass of revenge/vigilante movies. The Equalizer is a true to the heart successor of our former (or still) heroes of long gone times like Mr. Eastwood and Mr. Bronson: the king is dead, long live the king, so to say.

    The Equalizer is great stuff - if you like your action spiced up with a good shot of violence.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Twitter
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • German
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • El justiciero
    • Filming locations
      • Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA(Home Mart)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,530,738
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,137,828
      • Sep 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $192,330,738
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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