Man on Fire

Man on Fire

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

Directed by Tony Scott

Produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises

2004146 min7.5 / 10

A dark, visceral revenge thriller built on the bond between a broken man and a child, escalating into brutal violence when that bond is shattered.

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.

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