• Director(s)

    Antoine Fuqua

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chlo� Grace Moretz

Film

The Equalizer

strong bloody violence

A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life, before he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters and can't stand idly by.…

A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life, before he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters and can't stand idly by.

Violence
Strong bloody violence includes several action sequences in which the hero kills gangsters. He sometimes uses improvised weapons, for example stabbing a man under the chin with a corkscrew and slamming a shot glass into another man's eye. Other violence includes people being shot, stabbed and repeatedly punched, with brief but bloody images of the bodies afterwards.
There are strong verbal sex references, and references to prostitution. There is strong language throughout, including 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker'.

  • Director(s)

    Antoine Fuqua

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chlo� Grace Moretz

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

strong bloody violence, sex references, strong language
Classified Date:
03/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Cuts:
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 certificate but that their preferred 15 classification could be achieved by making cuts to reduce the violence in two scenes. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made to reduce sequences of violence, including detail of a stabbing with a corkscrew and a garroting. The formal submission was consequently rated 15.
Violence
Strong bloody violence includes several action sequences in which the hero kills gangsters. He sometimes uses improvised weapons, for example stabbing a man under the chin with a corkscrew and slamming a shot glass into another man's eye. These sequences are very rapid, with the focus on the hero's skill and ability to think quickly. Other violence includes people being shot, stabbed and repeatedly punched, with brief but bloody images of the bodies afterwards.
Language
Frequent strong language, including 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker'.
Sex
Strong verbal sex references, and references to prostitution.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
07/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC Europe Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Extended version
Violence
Strong bloody violence includes several action sequences in which the hero kills gangsters. He sometimes uses improvised weapons, for example stabbing a man under the chin with a corkscrew and slamming a shot glass into another man's eye. Other violence includes people being shot, stabbed and repeatedly punched, with brief but bloody images of the bodies afterwards.
There are strong verbal sex references, and references to prostitution. There is strong language throughout, including 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker'.
strong bloody violence, sex references, strong language
Classified Date:
05/12/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Violence
Strong bloody violence includes several action sequences in which the hero kills gangsters. He sometimes uses improvised weapons, for example stabbing a man under the chin with a corkscrew and slamming a shot glass into another man's eye. These sequences are very rapid, with the focus on the hero's skill and ability to think quickly. Other violence includes people being shot, stabbed and repeatedly punched, with brief but bloody images of the bodies afterwards.
Language
Frequent strong language, including 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker'.
Sex
Strong verbal sex references, and references to prostitution.
Classified Date:
25/04/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC Europe Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DOM Theatrical trailer 1
Classified Date:
03/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
International Trailer B - Clean
Classified Date:
03/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Domestic Trailer 3 Clean
Classified Date:
25/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Domestic Trailer 3 Generic
Classified Date:
08/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
04/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Domestic Trailer 1 - On Blu-ray & DVD
Classified Date:
04/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
International Trailer D Generic - Coming Soon
Classified Date:
10/07/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
International Trailer C - Coming soon
Classified Date:
04/07/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
09/04/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Releasing
Classified Date:
19/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
05/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material

  • Classified date

    07/08/2018

  • BBFC reference

    CVF308857

  • Language

    English