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Rating: 7.5/10 by 5073 users

Man on Fire (2004)

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.

Directing:
  • Tony Scott
  • Julie Pitkanen
  • Karin Anderson
  • Frank Kostenko Jr.
  • John Wildermuth
Writing:
  • A. J. Quinnell
  • Brian Helgeland
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Apr 23, 2004

Rating: 7.5/10 by 5073 users

Alternative Title:
Hombre en llamas - AR
My Bodyguard - JP
Čovek pod vatrom - RS
Dia Pyrós Kai Sidírou - GR
Hniv - UA
Hombre en llamas - MX
Mŭzh pod pritsel - BG
Gnev - RU
Man on Fire - Mann unter Feuer - DE
Trong Cơn Cuồng Nộ - VN
Hombre en llamas - BO
A tűzben edzett férfi - HU

Country:
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 02 hour 26 minutes
Budget: $70,000,000
Revenue: $130,300,000

Plot Keyword: central intelligence agency (cia), mexico, mexico city, mexico, based on novel or book, kidnapping, bodyguard, diary, bible, remake, stuffed animal, revenge, cell phone, alcoholic, grenade launcher, child kidnapping, bloodshed, swim meet, corrupt cop, suspenseful
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Denzel Washington
John W. Creasy
Dakota Fanning
Lupita Ramos
Marc Anthony
Samuel Ramos
Giancarlo Giannini
Miguel Manzano
Mickey Rourke
Jordan Kalfus
Rachel Ticotin
Mariana Garcia Guerrero
Roberto Sosa
Daniel Sanchez
Jesús Ochoa
Victor Fuentes
Gero Camilo
Aurelio Sanchez
Mario Zaragoza
Jorge Gonzalez
Carmen Salinas
Guardian Three
Norma Pablo
Reina Rosas
Steve Gonzales
Insurance Lawyer
Marisol Cal y Mayor
Eighteen's Girlfriend
Georgina González
Rayburn's Wife
Abraham Sandoval
Rayburn's Kid
Jorge Victoria
Comandande Judicial
Jorge Picont
Piano Teacher
Gerardo Taracena
Executive Adjutant
Elvira Richards
Vet Assistant
Enrique Cimet
Elderly Man
Sparkle
Elderly Woman
Dunia Alvarez
AFI Plainclothes 1
Beatriz Pina
Undercover AFI
Hector Tagle
Mariana's Driver
Daniela Martinez
Sanchez Kid 3
Rubén Santana
AFI Trailer Tech 1
Fernando Berzosa
AFI Trailer Tech 2
Eduardo Rivera
AFI Operator on Radio
Norma Martínez
Arms Dealer 2
Jorge Almada
Bodyguard 1A
Carlos Barada
Bodyguard 2
Eduardo Yáñez
Bodyguard 2A
Jorge Merlo
Judicial Police
Alberto Pineda
Fuentes Man 1
Rodrigo Chavez
Fuentes Man 5
Hugo Genesio
Plainclothes 1
Gonzalo Alvarez
Plainclothes 2
Itatí Cantoral
Evelyn (uncredited)
Arturo Farfán
Bartender (uncredited)
Adrian Grünberg
Docile Reporter (uncredited)
Jorge Guerrero
Priest (uncredited)
Roberto Kwok
Japanese Businessman 6 (uncredited)
José Montini
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Stacy Perskie
Cynical Reporter (uncredited)
Berenice Manjarrez Vericat
Newscaster (uncredited)
Raúl Zermeño
Highranking Government Official (uncredited)
Jorge Zárate
Customs Official (uncredited)

cryodome

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

_**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


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