# Equilibrium (2002)

> A chemically numbed government enforcer rediscovers emotion and turns his lethal training against the dystopian state he once served.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3794

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Kurt Wimmer
- Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee, Matthew Harbour, William Fichtner
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238380/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, stylized, brooding, action movie night, science fiction marathon

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- [V for Vendetta (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/597)
- [Fortress 2 (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/6143)

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