The Equalizer
Sign in to save2014 film directed by Antoine Fuqua
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7.3McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
Released: 2014-09-24132 minDir: Antoine FuquaThriller, Action, Crime
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Robert McCall
- Marton Csokas as Teddy
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Teri
- David Harbour as Masters
- Haley Bennett as Mandy
- Bill Pullman as Brian Plummer
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
464,792 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
61%
Metacritic
57/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Antoine Fuqua
- Written by
- Richard Wenk
- Based on
- The Equalizer , by Michael Sloan Richard Lindheim
- Produced by
- Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Denzel Washington Alex Siskin Steve Tisch Mace Neufeld Tony Eldridge Michael Sloan
- Starring
- Denzel Washington Marton Csokas Chloë Grace Moretz David Harbour Bill Pullman Melissa Leo
- Cinematography
- Mauro Fiore
- Edited by
- John Refoua
- Music by
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures LStar Capital Village Roadshow Pictures Escape Artists Mace Neufeld Productions Zhiv Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- September 7, 2014 ( 2014-09-07 ) ( TIFF ) September 26, 2014 ( 2014-09-26 ) (United States)
- Running time
Key dates
- Published
- 22 August 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vigilante film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Equalizer 2
- Based on
- The Equalizer
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Screenwriter
- Richard Wenk
- Composer
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Producer
- Steve Tisch
Article
The Equalizer is a 2014 American vigilante action-thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. It is based on the 1980s TV series of the same title and the first of three films starring Denzel Washington. The cast includes Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. Washington plays Robert McCall, a retired Marine and former DIA officer, who reluctantly returns to action to protect a teenage trafficking victim from members of the Russian mafia.
Principal photography took place in Massachusetts from May 2013 to September 2013. The world premiere for The Equalizer was held at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014, and it was released worldwide on September 26, 2014. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $192.3 million worldwide. The sequels, The Equalizer 2 and The Equalizer 3, were released on July 20, 2018, and September 1, 2023, respectively.