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Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell.
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.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Tony Scott
- 2004-04-23
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 ...
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Jan 9, 2024 · The novel Man On Fire was a best-seller and was adapted into a film twice, but it may have been very different without an incident on a plane… In 2004, the author AJ Quinnell was enjoying a beer at Ta’ Frenc, an upmarket restaurant located on the Maltese island, Gozo.
Slowly falling into deep depression against the backdrop of a seemingly-endless string of violent abductions in bustling Mexico City, the former U.S. Marine Corps officer and now a burnt-out heavy drinker, John Creasy, hesitantly accepts a new job as a personal bodyguard for 9-year-old Pita Ramos.
Apr 23, 2004 · Man on Fire. 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.
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A jaded ex-CIA operative reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City and will stop at nothing when she's kidnapped. Watch trailers & learn more.