The Equalizer

2014 132 min Thriller, Action, Crime

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.

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IMDb 7.3 RT 61 Metacritic 57

budget $55,000,000 earnings $192,330,738 return 3.5x

director Antoine Fuqua

writer Richard Wenk

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