# The Equalizer 2 (2018)

> A retired black-ops operative moonlighting as a Lyft driver wages a merciless campaign against the killers of his oldest friend.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/222432

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Antoine Fuqua
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3766354/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: gritty, visceral, tense, action movie night, franchise marathon

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