Film

Man on Fire 2004

Directed by Tony Scott

  • Action, Drama, Thriller
  • 146 min
  • R

Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece.

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.

ActionDramaThrillermexicomexico city, mexicobased on novel or bookkidnappingbodyguarddiarybibleremakestuffed animalrevengegun battlecell phone

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  • Graphic violence

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