On Netflix, the action movie Equalizer, the first part of the trilogy, the second part of which is on the platform, is a hit with subscribers! Currently in the top 10 most watched movies, it features Denzel Washington as a muscle-bound brawler.
Robert McCall works in a DIY store and lives a well-organized life with a minimally regulated daily routine. At a snack bar, he meets Alina, a Russian prostitute who dreams of becoming a singer. When Robert, actually a former CIA agent, learns that a young woman is in the hospital’s intensive care unit, he decides to get revenge on her in his own way… and he’s not gentle!
22 minutes of non-stop action
Denzel Washington
With 2014’s The Equalizer, Denzel Washington launched an action franchise that would follow him for years. Next to him we meet many famous faces, such as Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass), David Harbor (Stranger Things), Haley Bennett (The Swallow), Bill Pullman (Independence Day) or Melissa Leo (Murder).
Without giving anything away, we can say that the film is incredibly violent, including the action-packed 22-minute final scene! When Robert McCall awakens to his past, he better not stand in his way!
There was an actor in the series!
Ქloy Grace Moretz
The Equalizer is adapted from a 4-season series that aired from 1985 to 1989. Melissa Leo also appeared in an episode of the show! At the time, Robert McCauley was played by actor Edward Woodward, who played the detective in The Wicker Man and the lead role in Bruce Beresford’s Heroes or Bastards or Don Sharpe’s Callan.
Following the success of The Equalizer Trilogy, a new series has started in 2021 starring Queen Latifah “Robin” McCall.
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