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Equilibrium

2002 film directed by Kurt Wimmer

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In 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.

Released: 2002-12-06107 minDir: Kurt WimmerAction, Science Fiction, Thriller

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

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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

Key dates

Published: 25 April 2003

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: revolution
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Production company: Dimension Films
Cinematographer: Dion Beebe

Article

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.