Movies like Man on Fire

Key Features:: Vigilante, Revenge, Redemption, Bodyguard, Kidnapping, Corruption, Organized crime, Mexico, FBI agent, Violence-high, Friendship, Moral ambiguity, Trauma, Action, Redemption arc
Tone:: serious, gritty, suspense-driven
Target Audience:: Action fans, Crime thriller enthusiasts, Revenge story aficionados, Fans of morally complex characters
Emotional Arc:: Apathy → Fury → Vengeance

Man on Fire

2004-04-23

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.

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller

Cast

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke, Roberto Sosa, Jesús Ochoa

Crew

Brian Helgeland, Tony Scott

Rating

★7.5(5430 votes)