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Man on Fire

2004 · Movie · 141 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer39%as of 2024-10-10
  • Rotten Tomatoes average5.3/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic47/100as of 2025-08-30

What it is

Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film directed and co-produced by Tony Scott, from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is based on the 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell. The film stars Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in lead roles, alongside Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin and Mickey Rourke in supporting roles.

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Genres
Crime / Drama / Action
Original language
English

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