Man on Fire

R

Released Apr 21, 2004

2h 25m

Crime

Drama

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250,000+ Ratings

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

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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Audience Member

Denzel at his absolute apex. The only thing I can't figure out is why didn't Creacy buy a bullet proof vest when he bought his cache of weapons to used to extract his very thorough vengeance. The movie is as gritty as it's storyline. Just when all humanity is seemingly reduced to torture & murder, the movie throws humanity an unexpected bone, & Denzel is given the opportunity to do the job he was originally hired to do, protect a little girl at all cost. It gets better with every viewing, & while I typically see little value in watching a movie more than a couple times, I NEVER pass up an opportunity to view this masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Audience Member

This is one of my favorite movies to this day (2024) I have seen it a dozen times for sure and it does not get old.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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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 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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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 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Paul A

Denzel's most underrated work The cinematography here is very strong throughout

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Audience Member

Wasn’t any need to make me cry now was there Denzel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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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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