The Equalizer 3 (2023)

The Equalizer 3 parents guide

What we could confirm fits an R: brutal violence and some strong language.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is The Equalizer 3 scary?

Only a little. The Equalizer 3 has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is The Equalizer 3?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is The Equalizer 3 rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with brutal violence, some strong language and graphic gore. Keep it for adults.

What is The Equalizer 3 about?

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his 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.

Cast and crew

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The Equalizer 3 is on our Mob and gangsters, Thriller on Max, Action on Max, Crime on Max and Thriller on Hulu lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”

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