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.
Equilibrium has generally received positive reviews.
Review of Equilibrium (2002)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 24 Jan 2005
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 04 Aug 2006
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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 11 Nov 2002
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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 07 Aug 2003
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By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 29 Jul 2007
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Equilibrium was released in 2002 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 846 reviews, giving Equilibrium (2002) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 51%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Equilibrium than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Equilibrium is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2002 with similar scores include films like Unfaithful, Bend It Like Beckham and About a Boy.
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