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Man on Fire

Man on Fire

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

20047.52h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tony Scott
Written by A. J. Quinnell, Brian Helgeland
Produced by Lucas Foster, Tony Scott, Arnon Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $70.0MRevenue: $130.3M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

John W. Creasy

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Lupita Ramos

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Paul Rayburn

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Lisa Ramos

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Samuel Ramos

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Miguel Manzano

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Mariana Garcia Guerrero

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Jordan Kalfus

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Daniel Sanchez

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Victor Fuentes

Themes & Keywords

mexicomexico city, mexicobased on novel or bookkidnappingbodyguarddiarybibleremakestuffed animalrevengegun battlecell phonealcoholicgrenade launcherchild kidnappingbloodshedswim meetaggressiveex-cia agentmexican federalemexican law enforcementvigilante justicecorrupt copmexican policepersonal securitysuspensefulgun death

About Man on Fire

Man on Fire is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of mexico, mexico city, mexico, based on novel or book, kidnapping, bodyguard, diary. Directed by Tony Scott, it stars Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken. 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.

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