The Equalizer

– In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
2014
The Equalizer (2014)

In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), 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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Equalizer (2014) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Sep 2014

Language:

English, Russian, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writer:

Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan (based on the television series created by), Richard Lindheim (based on the television series created by)

Main Actors:

Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour

Plot:

In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), 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.

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations.

Gross profit:

$85,212,969

Production:

Sony Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Metacritic:
57%