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.
- Richard Wenk
- Michael Sloan(based on the television series created by)
- Richard Lindheim(based on the television series created by)
- Stars
- Richard Wenk
- Michael Sloan(based on the television series created by)
- Richard Lindheim(based on the television series created by)
- Stars
Mike O'Dea
- Remar
- (as Mike P. O'Dea)
Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos
- Jenny
- (as Anastasia Mousis)
- Richard Wenk
- Michael Sloan(based on the television series created by)
- Richard Lindheim(based on the television series created by)
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe 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.
- Alternate versionsThe 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- The closeup of the corkscrew being pushed further into Tevi's mouth, and the final shot of his face right before it's withdrawn.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.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside 'the Equalizer' (2014)
- SoundtracksSixteen
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
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Denzel Washington is dope
Action, drama, humor, Denzel can due it all. Based on the TV show, Denzel Washington is yet another old man, similar to Pierce Bronson in the November Man, trying to prove he's still got it by playing a mysterious dude who works at a Megamart who decides to help a young hooker who got beat up pretty badly and ends up taking down some major hitters in the Russian Mafia, then becomes a target for the main boss.
The movie had a quiet tone similar to Denzel and Director Antoine Fuqua's last flick, Training Day, but Denzel's performance in this is far more Oscar worthy. Denzel still brings passion to movies in an age were other actors like him are phoning it in just for the pay check, and basically that's what makes the movie. Watching Denzel on screen.
In all fairness, The Equalizer's main antagonist, A man the mob sends to take care of their problems, was no slouch either. It was so entertaining watching these two hunt each other down.
Possibly the worse part of the movie was there was not enough Chloë Grace Moretz whose role in the movie is no more than a gloried cameo.
Overall Mr. Fuqua directed the great Denzel in another amazing role.
The movie had a quiet tone similar to Denzel and Director Antoine Fuqua's last flick, Training Day, but Denzel's performance in this is far more Oscar worthy. Denzel still brings passion to movies in an age were other actors like him are phoning it in just for the pay check, and basically that's what makes the movie. Watching Denzel on screen.
In all fairness, The Equalizer's main antagonist, A man the mob sends to take care of their problems, was no slouch either. It was so entertaining watching these two hunt each other down.
Possibly the worse part of the movie was there was not enough Chloë Grace Moretz whose role in the movie is no more than a gloried cameo.
Overall Mr. Fuqua directed the great Denzel in another amazing role.
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- Sep 26, 2014
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