20042h 26mDir. Tony Scott

Man on Fire

Name: Man on Fire
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2004-04-23
Duration: 2 h 26 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony

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

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4.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Denzel Washington,Dakota Fanning,Christopher Walken,Radha Mitchell,Marc Anthony

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Denzel Washington

John W. Creasy

Dakota Fanning

Lupita Ramos

Christopher Walken

Paul Rayburn

Radha Mitchell

Lisa Ramos

Marc Anthony

Samuel Ramos

Giancarlo Giannini

Miguel Manzano

Rachel Ticotin

Mariana Garcia Guerrero

Mickey Rourke

Jordan Kalfus

Roberto Sosa

Daniel Sanchez

Jesús Ochoa

Victor Fuentes

Gero Camilo

Aurelio Sanchez

Mario Zaragoza

Jorge Gonzalez

Key Production Crew

Director

Tony Scott

Screenplay & Writers

A. J. Quinnell, Brian Helgeland

Cinematography

Paul Cameron

Original Score

Harry Gregson-Williams

Producers

Lucas Foster, Tony Scott, Arnon Milchan

Film Details

Budget$70,000,000

Box Office Revenue$130,300,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Fox 2000 PicturesRegency EnterprisesNew Regency PicturesScott Free Productions

Keywords & Themes

#mexico#mexico city, mexico#based on novel or book#kidnapping#bodyguard#diary#bible#remake#stuffed animal#revenge

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

So I watched Man on Fire again… because nothing says “self-care” like watching Denzel Washington become the human version of a nuclear warhead with unresolved trauma. You know the movie’s serious when the first 20 min...

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