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The Equalizer 3 (2023)

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Directed byAntoine Fuqua

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  1. 01

    The Equalizer

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    2014 · 132 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same saga or cinematic universe
    • the same director
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  2. 02

    John Wick: Chapter 2

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    2017 · 122 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared revenge movie style
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  3. 03

    The Dark Knight

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    2008 · 152 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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    The Black Book

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    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

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    • substantial genre overlap
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  5. 05

    Training Day

    Same director

    2001 · 122 min · Action · Crime · Drama

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    On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

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  6. 06

    The Magnificent Seven

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    2016 · 132 min · Action · Adventure · Western

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    Wrath of Man

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    A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.

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