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Man on Fire

7.5/10
TMDB6,000 votes
2004Original: English146 min

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Man on Fire

Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece.

Man on Fire (2004) is a film in the action, drama, thriller genres. Directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell.

Released
2004-04-23
Original language
English
Runtime
146 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production companies
Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Scott Free Productions
Directors
Tony Scott
Writers
Brian Helgeland

Man on Fire cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.5/10 from 6,000 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

cryodome

TMDB member review

His bodyguard style is much entertaining. I could watch it all up until certain point. Then it seems Denzels character goes against his usual serious bodyguard style. Only to progress the plot. That is when I turn this movie off

Wuchak

TMDB member review

_The Punisher in Mexico City, albeit black_ A disillusioned ex-CIA operative (Denzel Washington) gets a gig in Mexico as the bodyguard of a precocious girl (Dakota Fanning) from a wealthy family. Christopher Walken plays his friend, Radha Mitchell the mother of the girl and Mickey Rourke an attorney of the family. “Man on Fire” is a crime drama/thriller that debuted five days after Thomas Jane’s “The Punisher”…

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_The Punisher in Mexico City, albeit black_ A disillusioned ex-CIA operative (Denzel Washington) gets a gig in Mexico as the bodyguard of a precocious girl (Dakota Fanning) from a wealthy family. Christopher Walken plays his friend, Radha Mitchell the mother of the girl and Mickey Rourke an attorney of the family. “Man on Fire” is a crime drama/thriller that debuted five days after Thomas Jane’s “The Punisher” in 2004. While “Man of Fire” was based on a novel by A.J. Quinnell and “The Punisher” was based on the Marvel Comics’ character, they’re both about men who suffer great tragedy and enact merciless strategies to take out the criminals responsible. They’re about on par, but I give this one the edge as it has more dramatic depth and flashier filmmaking by director Tony Scott (which some may find annoying). But neither is as supremely effective as the later “Taken” (2008). Some complain that the movie’s “schizophrenic” because it’s like two movies stitched together, but don’t all revenge stories have a set-up for the oncoming revenge part? This one just has a longer and more satisfying set-up. The film runs 2 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot mostly in Mexico City. GRADE: B

Narate

TMDB member review

_"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting."_ Denzel is always amazing in any movie. Most of this movies are just top tier as is, but this one really sticks out to me now that I am a parent. I would have this kind of fire in me if anything happened to my kid. The colors, editing, acting, even the violence is perfect in this.

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What is Man on Fire about?

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

Who stars in Man on Fire?

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini. See the cast cards above for character names.

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