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Apr 23, 2004 · Man on Fire: Directed by Tony Scott. With Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken. In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
- (379K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Tony Scott
- 2004-04-23
Budget. $60–70 million [2] [3] Box office. $130.3 million. Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film [4] directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell. The novel had previously been adapted into a feature film in 1987. Denzel Washington portrays John Creasy, a ...
- $130.3 million
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- $60–70 million
Apr 21, 2004 · 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 ...
- (19K)
- Tony Scott
- R
- Denzel Washington
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Apr 23, 2004 · Tony Scott's "Man on Fire" employs superb craftsmanship and a powerful Denzel Washington performance in an attempt to elevate genre material above its natural level, but it fails. The underlying story isn't worth the effort. At first we're seduced by the jagged photography and editing, which reminds us a little of "City of God" and "21 Grams." We're absorbed by Washington's character, an ...
John Creasy is a hard drinking ex-CIA operative whose past causes him to carry a heavy conscience. Creasy reluctantly takes a job as a bodyguard to a little girl in Mexico City, Lupita Ramos. Although Creasy is burnt out, with Pita's help, he learns to live again. Just as Creasy is regaining his own well-being, Pita is taken by experienced ...