Man on Fire

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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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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

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

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2019

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

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

Apr 17, 2019

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Extremely violent; not for kids.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

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

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 15, 2020

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Fernando Lopez

La Nación (Argentina)

A film that ends up being tedious due to its excessive duration, annoying by its formal lack of control. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 17, 2019

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Jarkko H Loved this. Dakota and Denzel work together nicely. I have seen this maybe nine times and it does not get old. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review John R Story has potential and Denzel is solid, other actors fail to reach he's level. Some irrelevant and shallow characters have too much screen time. Movie is about 30 minutes too long. Long duration doesn't help that the story is written lazy. Cinematography is just taken too far. It's annoying. Feels like watching an homemade try to be artistic music video. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Paul A Denzel's most underrated workThe cinematography here is very strong throughout Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Audience Member Wasn’t any need to make me cry now was there Denzel Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review wallace w Love this movie. The first time I watched it, I was deployed in Afghanistan, which is not a good place to watch this movie, especially the first time... When your daughter is so far away... I have watched it atleast 20 times since, and love it more each time. Denzel is amazing. Walken is amazing. Dakota is amazing. And the story.. Excellent Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/24 Full Review James A Too long. Too violent. But does so much else right... like the supporting cast, music, and cinematography (despite some weird edits). Denzel and 9-year-old Dakota Fanning are the real highlights: with them, it's easy to be invested... and you might get a bit emotional during the film's final six minutes. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tony Scott Director Denzel Washington Creasy Dakota Fanning Pita Christopher Walken Rayburn Giancarlo Giannini Manzano Radha Mitchell Lisa

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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: Regency Enterprises, Fox 2000 Pictures, Scott Free Productions, New Regency Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
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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