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Man on Fire

  • 2004
  • 18A
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
377K
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Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
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In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writers
    • A.J. Quinnell
    • Brian Helgeland
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Christopher Walken
    • Dakota Fanning
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    377K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    690
    82
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • A.J. Quinnell
      • Brian Helgeland
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Christopher Walken
      • Dakota Fanning
    • 895User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken in Man on Fire (2004)
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    Tony Scott in Man on Fire (2004)
    Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • John W. Creasy
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Paul Rayburn
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Lupita Ramos
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Lisa Ramos
    Marc Anthony
    Marc Anthony
    • Samuel Ramos
    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Miguel Manzano
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Jordan Kalfus
    Rachel Ticotin
    Rachel Ticotin
    • Mariana Garcia Guerrero
    Roberto Sosa
    Roberto Sosa
    • Daniel Sanchez
    Jesús Ochoa
    Jesús Ochoa
    • Victor Fuentes
    Gero Camilo
    • Aurelio Sanchez
    Mario Zaragoza
    Mario Zaragoza
    • Jorge Gonzalez
    Charles Paraventi
    • Jersey Boy
    Carmen Salinas
    Carmen Salinas
    • Guardian Three
    Esteban De La Trinidad
    • Guardian Two
    Angelina Peláez
    Angelina Peláez
    • Sister Anna
    Norma Pablo
    • Reina Rosas
    Rosa María Hernández
    • Maria
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • A.J. Quinnell
      • Brian Helgeland
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Writer Brian Helgeland first saw the original Man on Fire (1987) when he was renting videos in the late '80s. He walked in to the video store where Quentin Tarantino was working and asked what was good. Tarantino recommended "Man on Fire".
    • Goofs
      Captioning mistranslation. Fuentes tells Samuel that he has been authorized to participate "ex officio", and the caption translates this as "unofficially". However, "ex officio" means "by virtue of the office", in this case Fuentes' position in the Anti-Kidnapping Division.
    • Quotes

      Rayburn: [refering to Creasy to Miguel Manzano in the Agency for Federal Investigation Headquarters] A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece.

    • Crazy credits
      Special thanks to Mexico City. A very special place.
    • Alternate versions
      European (PAL) version of the DVD lack the stylized subtitles found through the movie, except for a few in the beginning. Those subtitles are found in the form of regular DVD subtitles.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'Man on Fire' (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Mark Has Been Made
      Written by Trent Reznor

      Performed by Nine Inch Nails

      Courtesy of Nothing/Interscope Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews895

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    8/10
    3 Denzels and 1 Dakota For Your Money
    Here's a gritty, get-the-bad guys revenge story starring a relentless and rough Denzel Washington. He's three personalities here: a down-and-out-low-key-now drunk- former mercenary, then a loving father-type person to a little girl and then a brutal maniac on the loose seeking answers and revenge.

    The story is about Washington hired to be a bodyguard for a little American girl living in Mexico, where kidnappings of children occur regularly (at least according to the movie.) He becomes attached to the kid, played winningly by THE child actress of our day, Dakota Fanning. When Fanning is kidnapped in front of him, Washington goes after the men responsible and spares no one. Beware: this film is not for the squeamish.

    This is stylish film-making, which is good and bad. I liked it, but a number of people found it too frenetic for their tastes as the camera-work is one that could give you a headache. I thought it fit the tense storyline and was fascinating to view, but it's (the shaky camera) not for all tastes.

    Besides the two stars, there is the always-interesting Christopher Walken, in an uncharacteristically low-key role, and a number of other fine actors.

    The film panders to the base emotions in all of us, but it works.
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    • Nov 4, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 2004 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • L'homme en feu
    • Filming locations
      • Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • New Regency Productions
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $77,911,774
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,751,490
      • Apr 25, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $130,834,852
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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