10 Most Badass 'One-Man Army' Movie Scenes Of The Last Decade

4. The Equalizer - "16 Seconds"

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A scene in one of Denzel Washington's most badass roles, The Equalizer shows him as a cold and precise killer. His brutal style and efficiency placed Washington on the map of iconic movie hitmen.

In the most creative scene of the movie, Washington's Robert McCall walks unarmed into a room of tough Russian mobsters. He tries to reason with them before they laugh and threaten him. On his way out, McCall turns back and mutters "16 seconds" before starting his stopwatch.

The sequence plays out more like a scene from BBC's Sherlock. McCall analyses the room, every enemy, gun and pointy object he could use to his advantage. The mobsters did not stand a chance. McCall is fast and precise, never leaving them a second to get an advantage over him. The corkscrew knuckle dusters making for the most brutal kill.

Despite it taking 28 seconds. audiences can only imagine what McCall was like in his heyday. Denzel Washington keeps his crown as an action superstar and this scene proved that he is in his element when outnumbered and unarmed.

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