The Equalizer 2
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Release Date: July 20th, 2018

R |2 hr 1 min

Plot Summary

If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive Robert McCall will deliver the vigilante justice you seek. This time, however, McCall's past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer -- his best friend and former colleague. Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who'll stop at nothing to destroy him.

Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, Orson Bean, Tamara Hickey

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Genres: Thriller , Action

Production Co: Escape Artists, Columbia Pictures

Distributors: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Keywords: House , Rivalry , Murder , Intense , Pursuit , Revenge , Suspenseful , Best friend , 2010s

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 60
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    Even though the evil impulses of the villains feel rote and arbitrary, The Equalizer 2 is not without its pleasures. show more

  • 40
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    Among the books that McCall carries with him is a volume of Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time”; we see the cover in pointed close-ups. That can serve as one of the hero’s life lessons. Take a pass on the movie and you avoid losing two hours. show more

  • 50
    Tim GriersonScreen International

    For a spell, this sequel to the 2014 hit intrigues because of its insistence on taking time to establish melancholy themes and thoughtful tone. But no amount of Denzel Washington’s weary authority is enough to distract from the fact that this overstuffed, ultimately unsatisfying potboiler merely dresses up its clichés in strained gravitas. show more

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