Rent The Equalizer (2014)

3.7 of 5 from 872 ratings
2h 6min
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Synopsis:
McCall (Denzel Washington) has put his mysterious past behind him and is dedicated to living a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by. 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.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Tony Eldridge, Mace Neufeld, Alex Siskin, Michael Sloan, Steve Tisch, Denzel Washington, Richard Wenk
Writers:
Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan
Studio:
Sony
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Thrillers
Collections:
2015, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, Films & TV by topic, From Small Screen to Silver Screen: Films Based on TV, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Denzel Washington
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/01/2015
Run Time:
126 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing, Hindi, Polish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • "Children of the Night": Chloe Grace Moretz discusses the real life research she did for her role as Teri
  • "Home Mart: Taking Care of Business One Bolt at a Time": See McCall's DIY self-defence techniques. From bolt guns to paint, you'll never look at hardware the same way again
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/01/2015
Run Time:
132 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing, Hindi, Polish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • "Children of the Night"
  • "Home Mart: Taking Care of Business One Bolt at a Time"
  • "Vengeance Mode with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua": Watch The Equalizer through the eyes of Robert McCall as Denzel Washington and Director Antoine Fuqua break down every deadly move
  • Denzel Washington: A Different Kind of Superhero
  • Equalizer Vision: Antoine Fuqua
  • Inside The Equalizer
  • One Man Army: Training and Fighting
  • Photo Gallery
BBFC:
Release Date:
30/07/2018
Run Time:
132 minutes
Languages:
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1, Turkish Dolby Digital 5.1, Ukrainian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Deleted scenes
  • A Villain's Psychosis
  • Boston: On Location
  • A Modern Hero
  • Joining Forces Again: Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua
  • Playing the Part: The Cast of 'The Equalizer'
  • The Home Mart Advantage: The Action of 'The Equalizer'

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Reviews (9) of The Equalizer

Would Edward? - The Equalizer review by Schrödinger's Cake

Spoiler Alert
01/06/2016

I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I sat down to watch this, and consequently I ended up being pleasantly surprised. Although the script offers little new (hey, why bother writing original material, when you can recycle the old ad nauseam) both Denzel Washington and Chloë Grace Moretz put in performances that are enjoyable to watch.

4 out of 5 members found this review helpful.

Unexpectedly good - The Equalizer review by RT

Spoiler Alert
14/05/2015

Being old enough to remember Edward Woodward, I was a little prepared to dislike this film. However, Denzel Washington is brilliant in the role. I thought he brought quite a reluctance and sadness into what he was doing, which really distinguished this film from the current crop of geriatric-revenge pap (eg the Taken series and the various copycats - we all hoped that genre had ended when poor old Charles Bronson turned up his toes). So, see it for Denzel's performance alone, if not for anything else.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Makes most of the others look like boy scouts - The Equalizer review by AS

Spoiler Alert
29/08/2017

Washington is perfect as the quiet, book-reading loner who turns into a merciless killing machine. Fast-paced narrative with enough introspection to keep from running out of control. No loud intrusive music. Not much profanity. Violence with style. 'Equalizer2' would be welcome.

2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Critic review

The Equalizer review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso

Denzel Washington is the quiet and mysterious lead in this dark action-thriller where a warehouse worker takes it upon himself to save the life and morality of a prostitute under the control of a violent Russian gangster.

With a slow burning tension and a well-built sense of anticipation The Equalizer takes it’s time to develop character and tone; Washington’s McCall, a man with an unknown past and an inability to sleep, is precise and careful in his everyday life, choosing to spend his sleepless nights reading from his vast collection of novels in a dinging all night diner and his days doing thankless manual labour. He choose his words, his clothes, even his food, with careful deliberation, keeps his apartment clean and sparsely decorated, everything about his presentation points to an outward calm that hides an inner – and probably violent – struggle. His encounter with the pretty but bruised Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz) forces him out of this unqualified retirement and into a world populated by violence, gunfire and thugs.

A dark and well-constructed feature the Equalizer was better than I expected it to be. It held my attention and I found Washington’s character far more intriguing and compelling than the majority of his heroic peers. I appreciated the time the film makers took to develop the character and the combined use of camera work and Denzel’s on screen performance to keep the central focus on the character rather than action throughout the runtime.

With a couple of similarly well played supporting characters, notably that of Teddy (Martin Csokas) the huge, tattooed and quietly spoken mafia boss who holds power over Teri, the Equalizer is driven by character far more than plot.

One of the better thrillers of recent years it’s nice to Washington return to the roles he does best, utilizing his deep and enigmatic eyes to draw the audience in and imbuing his character with the kind of real personality that is missing from most contemporary films in the genre.

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