
Man on Fire
dir. Tony Scott
65
8 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Man on Fire's solid action and top-shelf cast are undone by a relentlessly grim story that gets harder to take the longer it goes on.

Directed byTony Scott
StarringDenzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini
Written byBrian Helgeland
CinematographyPaul Cameron
EditingChristian Wagner
MusicHarry Gregson-Williams
Man on Fire
2004 · R · 2h 26m
Action, Drama, Thriller
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.
Our Verdict
65
Critics Consensus
Man on Fire's solid action and top-shelf cast are undone by a relentlessly grim story that gets harder to take the longer it goes on.
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