Equals

"Find your equal."

2015 1h 42m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,476

DramaRomanceScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.

“Find your equal.”

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Cast

Nicholas Hoult
Silas
Kristen Stewart
Nia
Jacki Weaver
Bess
Guy Pearce
Jonas
Rebecca Hazlewood
Zoe
Scott Lawrence
Mark
Kai Lennox
Max
Rizwan Manji
Gilead

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Drake Doremus
Writers: Nathan Parker, Drake Doremus
Languages: English
Countries: Indonesia, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Drake Doremus, shot by John Guleserian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sascha Ring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Alberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart and Jacki Weaver carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Find your equal.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Drake Doremus directs. John Guleserian behind the camera. Sascha Ring scores. Jonathan Alberts cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Indonesia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, United States of America.
4Directed by Drake Doremus, shot by John Guleserian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sascha Ring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jonathan Alberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart and Jacki Weaver carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Find your equal.".
9IMDB entry: tt3289728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Guleserian
Original score: Sascha Ring
Editing: Jonathan Alberts
Production design: Katie Byron
Costume design: Alana Morshead
Makeup / hair: Stacey Panepinto
VFX supervisor: Jake Braver
Sound: Paul Hsu
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $2,084,628
Return: 13% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Equals (2015)

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Kamurai2020-07-31
★ 6/10
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Don't get me wrong, I like the movie, but it is HIGH concept, low execution, despite being a beautifully produced and shot flick. Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart carry the movie, and for those haters Stewart is playing a girl that is not supposed to show emotions so there, but there are some solid actors in support roles as well: Guy Pearce (Memento), Bel Powley (Carrie Pilby), and David Selby (who I thought was Alan Alda from MASH: This was like a Mandela effect: I had his voice in my head.) There just isn't a lot that is actively interesting to watch a movie where everyone is a robot without emotion, but it is a cool concept, especially when it becomes a survival concept. People who can't manage their emotions as if they don't have them get sent to a place where they're basically electro-shocked into committing suicide if they hadn't beforehand. The tension of it definitely ramps up a bit, but the focus eventually becomes more on the romantic connection than survival, even during a part primarily focused on surviving. The last couple of scenes are really subtle too, I actually had to re-watch them to just to make sure I knew how it ended. So while I like it and there is definitely something to like here, I think less people than more are going to be into it.
CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 5/10
Maybe this looked better on paper, but on a big screen it is a sterile and really rather plodding story. Nicholas Hoult - who takes an annoyingly unrevealing series of hot showers - lives a routine life as a glorified android, his daily grind in his pristine environment; his clothes, food, sleep all exactly the same from day to day. He encounters "Nia" (Kristen Stewart) and over a relatively short period of time (felt longer) the two begin to have a few tingles for each other. Turns out that this is all as a result of some existential event, and mankind is rationing and controlling just about everything that is left - and that includes sex. Can these two break free of their delicate, invisible, chains? Well, what do you think? The thing I can say, is that everything they do is done at a glacial pace. The soporific score adds very little excitement to this really pretty pedestrian affair. Even the one scene of mad "passion" is more a testament to the skill of the cameraman at keeping it rated U, than at relating anything like the desire the two are supposed to feel for each other. The production standards are high, but the dialogue is pretty sparing - their environment renders their conversation about as interesting as their sex lives, and I am afraid that I was just a bit bored by the whole thing.