In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by - he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve venge...

A by-the-book policewoman is assigned to protect the wise-cracking wife of a witness who is about to testify against his drug lord boss but are forced to go on the run to hide from assassins and corrupt cops while traveling through Texas.