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Equilibrium is a 2002 American action, science fiction, and psychological thriller film directed and written by Kurt Wimmer. The cast includes Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, and Angus Macfadyen. Produced by Jan de Bont, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein for Dimension Films, the movie was shot in Berlin and Europa. Dion Beebe served as director of photography, Tom Rolf as film editor, and Klaus Badelt composed the score. The film’s main subjects are revenge and revolution.
With a runtime of 107 minutes, Equilibrium was distributed by Miramax and Netflix in video on demand format. It had a budget of 20,000,000 and earned 5,368,217 at the box office. The film received a 7.3 rating from 362,731 votes on IMDb and a 7.05 average from 5,009 votes on TMDb. Its tagline reads, "In a future where freedom is outlawed, outlaws will become heroes."
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7.1In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Cast
- Christian Bale as John Preston
- Taye Diggs as Brandt
- Angus Macfadyen as DuPont
- Emily Watson as Mary O'Brien
- Matthew Harbour as Robbie Preston
- Sean Bean as Errol Partridge
Themes
- martial arts
- resistance
- dystopia
- fascism
- anti hero
- totalitarian regime
- destroy
- phasing
- book burning
- outlaw
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kurt Wimmer
- Written by
- Kurt Wimmer
- Produced by
- Jan de Bont Lucas Foster
- Starring
- Christian Bale Emily Watson Taye Diggs Angus Macfadyen Sean Bean Matthew Harbour William Fichtner
- Cinematography
- Dion Beebe
- Edited by
- Tom Rolf William Yeh
- Music by
- Klaus Badelt
- Production companies
- Dimension Films Blue Tulip Productions
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release date
- December 6, 2002 ( 2002-12-06 )
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $5.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Equilibrium is a 2002 American science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, and Taye Diggs. The film follows Bale as John Preston, an enforcement officer in a future in which feelings and artistic expression are outlawed, and a society where its citizens are forced to take psychoactive drugs to suppress emotion. After accidentally missing a dose, Preston awakens and begins to uncover the suspicious inner workings of the regime governing the totalitarian state.
Miramax Films released Equilibrium theatrically on December 6, 2002. The film was a critical and commercial failure at the box office, though it was ultimately profitable due to international pre-release sales. It received unfavorable reviews and grossed only $5.3 million against a production budget of $20 million, but has garnered a cult status.
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