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Overview
Release Date:
26 February 2003 (Belgium) moreTagline:
In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes. morePlot:
In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
it was good moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dominic Purcell | ... | Seamus | |
| Christian Bale | ... | John Preston | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Errol Partridge | |
| Christian Kahrmann | ... | Officer in Charge | |
| John Keogh | ... | Chemist | |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Father | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Jürgen | |
| Angus Macfadyen | ... | Dupont | |
| David Barrash | ... | Evidentiary Storage Officer | |
| Dirk Martens | ... | Gate Guard | |
| Taye Diggs | ... | Brandt | |
| Matthew Harbour | ... | Robbie Preston | |
| Maria Pia Calzone | ... | Preston's Wife | |
| Emily Siewert | ... | Lisa Preston | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Mary O'Brien |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Cubic (Europe: English title) (video title)Librium (USA) (working title)
Эквилибриум (Russia) [ru]
Cubic (Denmark) [da]
Cubic (Finland) [fi]
Cubic (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]
Cubic - uuden maailman kapinalliset (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Ekvilibrijum (Serbia) [sr]
Equilibrium (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Equilibrium (Brazil) [pt]
Equilibrium - Killer of Emotions (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Rebellion (Japan: English title) [en]
Tasakaal (Estonia) [et]
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Rated R for violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (DeLuxe)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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The painting of the young girl during the opening raid sequence is "The Story Book" by Adolphe-William Bouguereau. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the pistol whipping sequence, two sets of spikes come out of the magazines. When you see Preston's pistol in slow motion about to hit a guards faceplate, there are no spikes present. Also you can clearly see that it is a stuntman in the reflection of the visor. moreQuotes:
[first lines]DuPont: In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - his ability to feel.
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I think this movie was a good movie, and I also think that most critics were unjustified in their reasoning for panning it. Almost seems like a conspiracy. Anyway, the story was interesting, it set up some kind of a reality where we have this "gun kata", and stuck with it. The "gun kata" never became a deus ex machina, it just drove the action sequences, while staying clear of the actual plot, which had some interesting twists, certainly more than the matrix. I think Christian Bale's character was a kind of clone of keanu reeves in the Matrix, but he is clearly a better actor, and his range was really challenged. The other characters were much less "wooden" and comic book like than the evil characters in the matrix, which ironically made them more human, almost too human for an action movie, and that is probably why the critics were so hard on it. The matrix (at least the first one) didn't take itself too seriously, but this one did...and I think it lived up to the challenge as much as any action movie set in the distant future with some reality bending. I really enjoyed it, and would have liked to see it in the theatre, none the less a great rent if you liked the first matrix, kill bill, or any other film that blends action with choreography and weaves an interesting tale of reality. My suggestion might have been more extreme antagonists, but then, perhaps this movie will help me accept more human-like villains in action movies. Anyway give it a try!