Movie connections for
Equilibrium (2002)

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References

Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)
Metropolis (1927)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
THX 1138 (1971)
Taxi Driver (1976)
"Blakes 7" (1978)
 -  The show "Blake's 7" deals with a society that is forced to take a drug to dull emotions, like in Equilibrium
Blade Runner (1982)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
 -  Several dialogue lines reffering to various "institutes" and "hate-crime", as well as the antagonist called "Father" in reference to "Big Brother". The similarities with the in 1984 vanished Big Brother is very similar to the long deseaced Father in Equilibrium. Other references also occur.
Dune (1984)
 -  Kendo practice scene references shield practice in Dune
Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ (1995)
Desperado (1995)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Magnolia (1999)

Referenced in

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
 -  Features an identical pistol whip scene by Lucy Liu to the one Christian Bale performs in Equilibrium
Underworld (2003)
 -  face slice.
The Intuition Shorts (2004) (V)
 -  As inspiration behind a particular gun fight
Half-Life 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  refereces the society structure features in the movie

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