In 2014, the action genre was upended with the release of John Wick. Chad Stahelski and David Leitch‘s hard-hitting thriller was a success on multiple levels: it reignited Keanu Reeves‘s career, made Stahelski and Leitch among the most sought-after filmmakers in the industry, and inspired a wealth of action movies, including NobodyandBullet Train. There’s another major action thriller that debuted in 2014, and it not only matches but exceeds the Wick franchise in intensity. What movie is this? None other than The Equalizer. TheDenzel Washington-led action thriller and its two sequels are currently available to stream on HBO Max, meaning that action fans can find out for themselves what makes The Equalizer so great.
