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The Equalizer

- What do you see when you look at me?

McCall 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.

Release Date : 2014-09-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lonetree EntertainmentColumbia PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesEscape ArtistsLStar CapitalMace Neufeld Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The EqualizerEl justiciero

Cast

Denzel Washington

Character Name : Robert McCall

Original Name : Denzel Washington

Gender : Male

Marton Csokas

Character Name : Teddy

Original Name : Marton Csokas

Gender : Male

Chloë Grace Moretz

Character Name : Teri

Original Name : Chloë Grace Moretz

Gender : Female

David Harbour

Character Name : Masters

Original Name : David Harbour

Gender : Male

Haley Bennett

Character Name : Mandy

Original Name : Haley Bennett

Gender : Female

Bill Pullman

Character Name : Brian Plummer

Original Name : Bill Pullman

Gender : Male

Melissa Leo

Character Name : Susan Plummer

Original Name : Melissa Leo

Gender : Female

David Meunier

Character Name : Slavi

Original Name : David Meunier

Gender : Male

Johnny Skourtis

Character Name : Ralphie

Original Name : Johnny Skourtis

Gender : Male

Alex Veadov

Character Name : Tevi

Original Name : Alex Veadov

Gender : Male

Vladimir Kulich

Character Name : Vladimir Pushkin

Original Name : Vladimir Kulich

Gender : Male

E. Roger Mitchell

Character Name : Lead Investigator

Original Name : E. Roger Mitchell

Gender : Male

James Wilcox

Character Name : Pederson

Original Name : James Wilcox

Gender : Male

Mike O'Dea

Character Name : Remar

Original Name : Mike O'Dea

Gender : Male

Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos

Gender : Female

Allen Maldonado

Character Name : Marcus

Original Name : Allen Maldonado

Gender : Male

Rhet Kidd

Character Name : Jay

Original Name : Rhet Kidd

Gender : Male

Mike Morrell

Character Name : HM Brian

Original Name : Mike Morrell

Gender : Male

Matt Lasky

Character Name : Marat

Original Name : Matt Lasky

Gender : Male

Shawn Fitzgibbon

Character Name : Little John Looney

Original Name : Shawn Fitzgibbon

Gender : Male

Vitaliy Shtabnoy

Character Name : Andri

Original Name : Vitaliy Shtabnoy

Gender : Male

Timothy John Smith

Character Name : Detective Gilly

Original Name : Timothy John Smith

Gender : Male

Robert Wahlberg

Character Name : Detective Harris

Original Name : Robert Wahlberg

Gender : Male

Steve Sweeney

Character Name : Counterman

Original Name : Steve Sweeney

Gender : Male

Owen Burke

Character Name : Thief

Original Name : Owen Burke

Gender : Male

Luz Mery Sanchez

Character Name : Ralphie's Mom

Original Name : Luz Mery Sanchez

Gender : Male

John Romualdi

Character Name : Agent Mosley

Original Name : John Romualdi

Gender : Male

Johnny Messner

Character Name : P&E Worker

Original Name : Johnny Messner

Gender : Male

Patrick Coppola

Character Name : Homeowner

Original Name : Patrick Coppola

Gender : Male

William Xifaras

Character Name : Laborer

Original Name : William Xifaras

Gender : Male

Jenny Johnson

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Jenny Johnson

Gender : Female

Peter Haydu

Character Name : Bank Officer

Original Name : Peter Haydu

Gender : Male

Tait Fletcher

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Tait Fletcher

Gender : Male

Mark Stefanich

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Mark Stefanich

Gender : Male

Dan Bilzerian

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Dan Bilzerian

Gender : Male

Matt Leonard

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Matt Leonard

Gender : Male

Sala Baker

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Sala Baker

Gender : Male

Yan Dron

Character Name : Teddy's Guy

Original Name : Yan Dron

Gender : Male

Andrew Farazi

Character Name : Gangster (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Farazi

Gender : Male

Christopher Weigel

Character Name : Russian Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Weigel

Gender : Male

Dennis Keiffer

Character Name : Teddy's Guy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Keiffer

Gender : Male

Lance Norris

Character Name : Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Lance Norris

Gender : Male

Alex Ziwak

Character Name : Russian Heavy / Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Ziwak

Gender : Male

Tiffany Crosby

Character Name : Pedestrian (uncredited)

Original Name : Tiffany Crosby

Gender : Female

Austin J. Ryan

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Austin J. Ryan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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mspanther

@mspanther

2021-06-23

Watched the movie last night, kept me interested although somewhat predictable plot. Big bad guy, quiet good guy, helpless victims, bad guy gets his. Overall I did like the movie, but then again I like anything Denzel is in.

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

For me this was a very entertaining vigilante flick. Denzel Washington is excellent in his role as a cold and calculating yet compassionate vigilante. The movie is slower than a lot of movies in this genre but that does not make it boring and when the action starts it is measured (for a movie in this genre) and well done. Although there is a red thread, started by McCall’s first act of vigilantism, running through the movie he also performs a few on the side jobs as well during the movie. I like the vigilante stuff so for me this was some nice fillers to round off the movie. The main thread pitches McCall against a real psychopathic Russian enforcer. No one can say that this movie did not have a well done bad guy. The role is quite well played. The guy is creepy to say the least. Not to mention violent of course but then so is McCall when the time is right. One thing I liked with this movie is that McCall it is not one of the usual run around, look dangerous and clobber the bad guys in periodic outbursts of violence stereotypes. McCall is always calm, calculating, behaving intelligently and the baddies almost never realizes the mistake they just did until it is quite a bit too late. Sure, the capacity of McCall to clobber the bad guys, usually without getting hurt himself, is bordering on superhuman but what the heck, it is fiction after all. Totally realistic movies are rarely fun, at least not movies of this genre. Also, the end fight where the baddies are more or less running around aimlessly and get taken out could have been better. Especially since the Russian mobster had shown quite a bit of intelligence up until that point. Having said that, I did like that it did not degenerate into the usual 20 minute shoot anything that moves nonsense. McCall is continuing his cold and calculating rampage through the unfortunate individuals on the wrong side and the various ways of disposing of them are rather creative. On the whole I found this to be a rather entertaining movie. In one sense it is the usual vigilante stuff, which I happen to like, but in one sense it is not your normal run of the mill vigilante movie thanks to Denzel Washington’s cold, calculating and intelligent portrayal of McCall.

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Expected pretty good, got very good. Can't call _The Equaliser_ a perfect movie, but I love me a mixed bag of content like this. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-09-09

Denzel Washington saves the day. There's nothing I'd consider special about 'The Equalizer', though thanks to a typically stellar performance from lead Washington I still had a fun time watching this 2014 release. It's a great showing from Denzel, not that that is a surprise given he is - alongside Leonardo DiCaprio - my favourite actor. Otherwise, it's a pretty standard vigilante action flick which probably goes on for slightly too long and features some forgettable, if solid, support cast/characters, the latter is especially true for the rather plain villains. The music is also standard, though does improve towards the end with the final score and end credit soundtrack. All in all, a worthwhile watch thanks to Denzel. I'm hoping the sequel, whilst still featuring a top lead performance, is more of a well rounded effort - I guess I'll soon see!