Man on Fire
Man on Fire
“ Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece. ”
CINEMA2004-04-23
DIGITAL2019-11-01
RegionUS
Runtime146 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Tony Scott
KEYWORDS
mexicomexico citybased on novel or bookkidnappingbodyguarddiarybibleremakestuffed animalrevengegun battlecell phonealcoholicgrenade launcherchild kidnappingbloodshedswim meetaggressiveex-cia agentmexican federalemexican law enforcementvigilante justicecorrupt copmexican policepersonal securitysuspensefulgun death
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Denzel Washington
From historical drama and social cinema to Oscar-winning performances, action heroes and classical roles, he built one of American cinema’s most commanding screen personas.
Denzel Washington is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From historical and political roles in Glory and Malcolm X to dangerous figures in Training Day, Man on Fire and American Gangster, and later performances in Fences and The Tragedy of Macbeth, he has moved between mainstream Hollywood, Black cinema, stage adaptations and action films while developing a screen persona defined by authority, intensity, moral conflict and individual will.
