Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- visceral
- tense
- action movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel competently visceral and entertaining but formulaic, with diminishing returns compared with its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert McCall works as a private vigilante, intervening against criminals and pursuing vengeance for a murdered friend.
McCall's covert missions are interwoven with concern for people facing exploitation, kidnapping, abuse, and criminal coercion.
McCall drives for Lyft while secretly using his CIA black-ops skills to protect victims and punish offenders.
The revenge quest culminates amid a hurricane, turning a coastal setting into a dangerous tactical battleground.
Films like The Equalizer 2, and why
The Equalizer
shares a retired or highly trained operative, brutal vigilante justice, and a revenge-driven action thriller structure
Man on Fire
shares a morally driven protector using exceptional combat skills against criminal networks in a grounded action thriller
John Wick
shares an aging professional operative, covert violence, and a personal revenge mission with strong thriller momentum
Movie Details
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Release Date
- 2018-07-19
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (6178)
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- Pedro Pascal
- Ashton Sanders
- Orson Bean
- Bill Pullman
- Melissa Leo
- Jonathan Scarfe
- Sakina Jaffrey
- Kazy Tauginas
- Garrett Golden
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Equalizer 2 about?
- A retired black-ops operative moonlighting as a Lyft driver wages a merciless campaign against the killers of his oldest friend.
- What is The Equalizer 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Equalizer 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Equalizer 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Equalizer 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Equalizer 2?
- Critics broadly found the sequel competently visceral and entertaining but formulaic, with diminishing returns compared with its predecessor.
- Which films are like The Equalizer 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Equalizer, Man on Fire, and John Wick.
- How long is The Equalizer 2?
- The Equalizer 2 runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Equalizer 2?
- In United States, The Equalizer 2 streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.
