Equilibrium
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Equilibrium

In a future where freedom is outlawed, outlaws will become heroes.

7.1 / 10 2002 1h 47mR English
ActionScience FictionThriller

Storyline

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

Cast & Crew

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

John Preston

Lead
Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Brandt

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

DuPont

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Mary O'Brien

Matthew Harbour

Matthew Harbour

Robbie Preston

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Errol Partridge

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Jürgen

Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

Father

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kurt Wimmer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Equilibrium is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker