The Equalizer (2014)

Movies like The Equalizer

24 films close to The Equalizer (2014) on how it feels, not just what shelf it sits on — with what each one shares with it underneath.

Also Antoine Fuqua · revenge, vigilante justice, hostage · Action, Thriller, Crime · with Bill Pullman and Denzel Washington · Lonetree Entertainment

assassin, revenge, gore · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, surveillance · Action, Thriller, Crime

Also Antoine Fuqua · hitman, organized crime, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime · Columbia Pictures

vigilante, organized crime, vigilante justice · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime

assassin, hand to hand combat, hitman · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, remake · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, organized crime, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, black ops · Action, Thriller, Crime · with David Harbour

War
War
2007

fbi, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, organized crime, vigilante justice · Action, Crime

organized crime, hand to hand combat, hitman · Action, Thriller, Crime

remake, hostage · Action, Thriller, Crime · with Denzel Washington · Columbia Pictures

hitman, revenge, gangster · Action, Thriller, Crime

revenge, gangster, hostage · Action, Thriller, Crime

assassin, remake, hitman · Action, Thriller, Crime

organized crime, revenge · Action, Thriller, Crime

fbi, vigilante, organized crime · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, revenge · Action, Crime

revenge, gangster · Action, Thriller, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, revenge · Action, Crime

vigilante, vigilante justice, loner · Action, Thriller, Crime

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