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7.1In 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
- Christian Bale as John Preston
- Taye Diggs as Brandt
- Angus Macfadyen as DuPont
- Emily Watson as Mary O'Brien
- Matthew Harbour as Robbie Preston
- Sean Bean as Errol Partridge
Themes
- martial arts
- resistance
- dystopia
- fascism
- anti hero
- totalitarian regime
- destroy
- phasing
- book burning
- outlaw
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kurt Wimmer
- Written by
- Kurt Wimmer
- Produced by
- Jan de Bont Lucas Foster
- Starring
- Christian Bale Emily Watson Taye Diggs Angus Macfadyen Sean Bean Matthew Harbour William Fichtner
- Cinematography
- Dion Beebe
- Edited by
- Tom Rolf William Yeh
- Music by
- Klaus Badelt
- Production companies
- Dimension Films Blue Tulip Productions
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release date
- December 6, 2002 ( 2002-12-06 )
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $5.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 137701
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/equilibrium
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- publication date
- 2003-04-25
- title
- Equilibrium
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 1203794
- review score
- 33/100
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Equilibrium is a 2002 American science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, and Taye Diggs. The film follows Bale as John Preston, an enforcement officer in a future in which feelings and artistic expression are outlawed, and a society where its citizens are forced to take psychoactive drugs to suppress emotion. After accidentally missing a dose, Preston awakens and begins to uncover the suspicious inner workings of the regime governing the totalitarian state.
Miramax Films released Equilibrium theatrically on December 6, 2002. The film was a critical and commercial failure at the box office, though it was ultimately profitable due to international pre-release sales. It received unfavorable reviews and grossed only $5.3 million against a production budget of $20 million, but has garnered a cult status.