Man on Fire

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Man on Fire

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2004,

2h 25m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller

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39%

166 Reviews

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89%

250,000+ Ratings

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89%

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In a Mexico City wracked by a recent wave of kidnappings, ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as a bodyguard for 9-year-old Lupita (Dakota Fanning), the daughter of wealthy businessman Samuel Ramos (Marc Anthony). Just as Creasy begins to develop a fondness for the young girl, a bloodthirsty gunman (Jesús Ochoa) kidnaps her. Now, Creasy must pick off a succession of corrupt cops and criminals to reach his ultimate object of vengeance.

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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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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Apr 17, 2019

3/4

Washington has chosen wisely, and he hasn't had to wait long.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Apr 17, 2019

Scott's latest exercise in assaultive excess nevertheless lingers for two and a half hours, like a drunken houseguest who won't leave.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 25, 2010

1/5

Extremely violent; not for kids.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 20, 2026

1.5/4

Don’t miss the concluding title card assuring viewers that Mexico City, seen as nothing but a haven of murder and corruption for over two hours, is actually "a very special place"!

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 24, 2022

2.5/5

At almost two-and-a-half hours the film really needs more meat on its bones.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 15, 2020

2.0/4.0

This is a merely average film that had much more potential.

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Poe W

Mar 4, 2019

Great film. Denzel is wonderful in it (as usual). Likely my favorite of his films. Dakota's performance was beyond her years. The 39% only demonstrates how much stock we should put in critics opinions (little to none).

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Mar 2, 2019

39% from Hollywood reviews is so Bullshit. This movie was a 95% and the public gave it 89%. Shows you how bad these so called experts are. They are bots

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Abraham L

Feb 25, 2019

How did this movie get 39%?! Tough crowd I guess!!! Movie Snobs! What a great movie!

Theodore L

Feb 16, 2019

My favorite action movie, and maybe my favorite movie if all time. Critics just hate guns and the fact that mexicans die in the film and are the bad guys... they'd love it though if said mexicans crossed illegally and killed some Americans, but only if they are white Americans..Seriously though, this is touhcing. Action packed, and tear jerking epic if a film.

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Finn P

Feb 5, 2019

Top 5 movie for me. Fabulous. Ludicrous critics have it below 50%. Shows how accurate critics are.

Luke P

Dec 21, 2018

The film was executed very well the cinimatography was great and the great actors make it even better

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Synopsis

In a Mexico City wracked by a recent wave of kidnappings, ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as a bodyguard for 9-year-old Lupita (Dakota Fanning), the daughter of wealthy businessman Samuel Ramos (Marc Anthony). Just as Creasy begins to develop a fondness for the young girl, a bloodthirsty gunman (Jesús Ochoa) kidnaps her. Now, Creasy must pick off a succession of corrupt cops and criminals to reach his ultimate object of vengeance.

Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster, Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Rating: R (Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.9M
Runtime: 2h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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