Equals (2016): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Where to Watch
Equals is a 2016 sci-fi drama directed by Drake Doremus, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes and earned $2.1 million worldwide. Critics gave it 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and 43 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10. Stream it on Bloodstream and Fandango at Home Free, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Drake Doremus
- Original language
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English - Studio
- A24
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Equals About?
The premise of Equals without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In a future where emotions have been genetically suppressed, a young man named Silas discovers he can feel. He connects with Nia, another individual experiencing the same forbidden awakening. As their emotional bond deepens, they are forced to confront a society built on conformity and control. Pursued by the powerful and emotionless “Collective,” they must risk everything to explore their feelings and fight for a future where love can exist.
Equals Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- dystopia
- suicide
- sex scene
- short haired female
- sexual attraction
- male female relationship
- first kiss
- dressed in all white
- forbidden love
- secret relationship
- disease
- collective
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- jumping from height
- suicide by asphyxiation
- pregnancy
- holding hands
- bathroom stall
- emotional suppression
- bathroom
- suicide by jumping
- support group
- falling in love
- utopia
- illustrator
- futuristic society
- future
- low budget sci fi movie
- reference to garbage bag
- implied forced insemination
- reference to space exploration
- reference to tai chi
- reference to throat slitting
- modular building
- coupler
- health and safety
- jumper
- flying dream
- man and woman's relationship
- social isolation
- access card
- secret group
- man and woman shower together
- betrayal
- directed by co writer
- dark romance
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- shared shower
- sexual tension
- emotionless
Where to Watch Equals
Stream it on Bloodstream and Fandango at Home Free, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Equals Cast
Nicholas Hoult leads the cast, with Kristen Stewart. Directed by Drake Doremus.
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Director Drake Doremus
Equals Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Equals 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and 43 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
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IMDb 6.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 36% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 43%
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Metacritic 43 Metascore
User score 6.4
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TMDB 61% User score
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Letterboxd 2.9 /5
124 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.4 /5
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Equals Plot Summary
What happens in Equals from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a futuristic dystopian society, citizens, known as “members”, live under the Collective, the legislative body which monitors and controls the people’s actions. Silas Nicholas Hoult, a citizen who works as an illustrator for Atmos, returns home one night to find two citizens detained by officials, a reminder of a purported epidemic called Switched-On Syndrome (SOS), a multi-stage disease that supposedly restores human emotions. Sufferers who do not take their own lives progress to stage four and are detained in the Defective Emotional Neuropathy Facility (the DEN), the Collective’s dreaded institution from which no one ever leaves. The next day at work, a suicidal employee jumps to his death, and the emotionless workers coldly analyze the moment.
Full summary
The whole story of Equals, scene by scene
Equals Box Office
Equals grossed $2.1 million worldwide. $33,258 came from the US and Canada and $2.1 million (98%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$2.1M
- US & Canada
- $33.3K
- International
- $2.1M
Equals Trailers & Videos
7 videos: 1 trailer, 1 teaser, 2 clips and 3 featurettes.
- Teaser Equals | Official Teaser Trailer HD | A24
- Clip Equals | Official Clip HD | A24
- Clip Equals | Official Clip 2 HD | A24
- Featurette Equals | Director | Official Featurette HD | A24
How Well Do You Know Equals?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who works as an illustrator for Atmos and is the main focus of the story?
Equals Also Known As
31 alternative titles, including “Almas gemelas” and “이퀄스”.
- Also known as
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- Almas gemelas
- 이퀄스
- Έρωτας πέρα από το νόμο
- Isotimoi
- Erwtas pera apo ton nomo
- Erwtas pera apo to nomo
- Έρωτας πάνω από τον νόμο
- Erwtas panw apo ton nomo
- Erwtas panw apo to nomo
- Quando Te Conheci
- Iguais
- Egali
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- Рівні
- Ισότιμοι
- שווים
- 同等族群
- Равные
- Equals - Euch gehört die Zukunft
- Jako ty
- Semblables
- Przebudzeni
- Rideg Világ
- Aşk Uğruna
- 禁愛世界
- Равни
- Vienādie
- ロスト・エモーション
- Ako ty, თანასწორნი
- Đồng Điệu
- ฝ่ากฎล้ำ โลกห้ามรัก
- Vienodi
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Equals FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Equals, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Equals?
Equals runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was Equals released?
Equals was released on July 15, 2016.
Who directed Equals?
Equals was directed by Drake Doremus.
More films by Drake Doremus Who is in the cast of Equals?
Equals stars Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart.
Where can I watch Equals?
In the US, Equals is streaming on Bloodstream, Fandango at Home Free and Hoopla and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
How much did Equals make at the box office?
Equals grossed $2.1 million worldwide ($33,258 domestic, $2.1 million international).
How is Equals rated?
Equals has 6.0/10 on IMDb, 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic and 61% on TMDB.
Does Equals have a post-credit scene?
No. Equals has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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