A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Mike O'Dea
- Remar
- (as Mike P. O'Dea)
Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos
- Jenny
- (as Anastasia Mousis)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe script originally had no back story about Robert, so Denzel Washington contributed much to the character's background and back story, including McCall having obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In addition to his daily physical and fight training before filming, Washington met and interviewed several real-life OCD sufferers in order to gain insights on how to play that disorder correctly.
- GoofsThe quote shown at the start of the movie, "The two most important days of your life are the day you're born and the day you find out why." is attributed to Mark Twain whereas the source of this quote is actually unknown.
- Quotes
Robert McCall: When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too.
- Crazy creditsThe two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. -- Mark Twain
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema, DVD and Blu-ray versions are cut for violence to secure a 15 rating, removing or reducing the following:
- The closeup of the corkscrew being pushed further into Tevi's mouth, and the final shot of his face right before it's withdrawn.
- The first shot of the mercenary bleeding and choking on the barbed wire noose.
- A closeup of Teddy beating Little John's bloodied face twice, and a shot from behind that shows him readying another punch.
- The gangster being impaled through the neck was shortened at the start and end.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Equalizer: A Villain's Psychosis (2014)
- SoundtracksSixteen
Written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (as Jay Hawkins), Chris Ellul, Kelvin Swaby, Daniel Taylor (as Dan Taylor) and Spencer Page
Performed by The Heavy
Courtesy of Counter Records
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC
Featured review
Really great action sequences, with some nice violent ends, and a very interesting story that almost feels like it starts in the middle, leaving you guessing about his past. It kind of has a very John Wick feel to it, but maybe slightly less over-the-top crazy.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- El justiciero
- Filming locations
- Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA(Home Mart)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,530,738
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,137,828
- Sep 28, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $192,330,738
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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