The Equalizer 2 (2018)

Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

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

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington	...	Robert McCall
Pedro Pascal	...	Dave York
Ashton Sanders	...	Miles Whittaker
Orson Bean	...	Sam Rubinstein
Bill Pullman	...	Brian Plummer
Melissa Leo	...	Susan Plummer
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Resnik
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Fatima
Kazy Tauginas	...	Ari
Garrett Golden	...	Kovac (as Garrett A. Golden)
Adam Karst	...	Turkish Father
Alican Barlas	...	Dining Car Porter
Rhys Olivia Cote	...	Nine Year Old Braelick Girl (as Rhys Cote)
Tamara Hickey	...	Grace Braelick
Ken Baltin	...	Grace Braelick's Lawyer

Storyline

Director Antoine Fuqua reunites with Denzel Washington in this sequel to 2014's The Equalizer. Washington resumes his role as Robert McCall: a retired CIA Black Ops operative who now works as a Lyft driver and moonlights as a vigilante. When his long-time friend is murdered he embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

brussels belgium | woman fights a man | slutty attitude | whore | harlot | 

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Taglines:

There will be consequences.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence throughout, language, and some drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

McCall uses Kali when knife fighting Ari.

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Goofs

When they show Susan's x-ray of her stab wound, it is a little to the right on her chest but when they show pictures of her blood stain and Dave stabbing her, it is in the middle of her chest.

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Quotes

Sam Rubinstein: Thanks for the Lyft, and a piece of advice. Always be nice to anybody who has access to your toothbrush

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Alternate Versions

Most UK releases are pre-cut for a 15 certificate, reducing scenes of "strong violence and gore". The following footage was removed, totaling 11s of cuts:

• an already broken arm being further twisted
• two knives being pulled upwards in a man's body at the end of a stabbing
• a gory shot of insides hanging out after an explosion
• a man's spine being severed before he's thrown off a building

The 4K version is uncut and rated 18.

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Connections

Featured in The Equalizer 2: Retribution Mode (2018)

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Soundtracks

Activated
Written by Tee Grizzley (as Terry "Tee Grizzley" Wallace) and Martin McCurtis (as Martin Rafael McCurtis)
Performed by Tee Grizzley
Courtesy of 300 Entertainment

User Reviews

Slow, overprecious, silly

One good actor can not produce a movie, when nothing else is there to add. Small talks may not always contribute to the atmosphere, expressly when randomly thrown into the soup. And a crude story remains just a sketch, whatever you try to do with it. And this is the case with this movie. A huge potential wasted in a mediocre script, with barely convincing characters and a totally flat course. No music, nor the hurricane, could add to the lack of vibration in this scenario. This is a "Gran Torino" with a silly fake action movie beside. Denzel, who is a great actor and is playing excellent here too, becomes almost ridiculous trying to give some substance to nothing. Total disappointment, and an unreal over-rating...

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Turkish Hebrew Arabic Spanish

Release Date:

20 July 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Equalizer 2

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$62,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,011,640, 22 July 2018

Gross USA:

$102,084,362

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$190,400,157

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Fuqua Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos IMAX 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1