The Equalizer 3 | Australian Classification

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Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Strong violence

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Poster image for The Equalizer 3

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new 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.

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The Equalizer 3 is a US thriller in which retired assassin Robert McCall takes a stand against a criminal network in Southern Italy. The film is primarily in English, but has numerous sequences in Italian throughout which are subtitled in English.

Themes

The film's themes include crime, extortion, terrorism and drug trafficking. There are some strong examples of injury detail.

Violence

The film contains bursts of strong violence that are often savage in tone. Weapons are used, including guns, blades and other implements. There is a scene of implied dismemberment and there are several examples of blood detail and post-action injury.

Language

The film contains use of the words "f**k", "shit" and "piss".

Drug use

The film contains references to drug manufacture, smuggling and illegal trafficking. Packages of pills, named as a synthetic amphetamine, are handled throughout the film. A character is implicitly forced to overdose.

Nudity

The film features incidental genital and breast nudity in the context of artworks.

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Industry details

Classification date

21 August 2023

Year of production

2023

Classification

MA 15+

Consumer advice

Strong violence

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

DCP

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

109 minutes

Director/Creator

Antoine Fuqua

Producer

Jason Blumenthal | Denzel Washington | Antoine Fuqua | Steve Tisch | Clayton Townsend | Alex Siskin | Tony Eldridge | Michael Stone | Todd Black

Production company

ZHIV | Escape Artists

Country of origin

USA

Language

Italian | English

Applicant

SONY PICTURES RELEASING P/L

File number

T23/20726

Classification number

CLAS-229294

Alternative titles

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