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2004 · 2h 26m · US R · Action / Drama / Thriller

Man on Fire

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.

Starring Denzel Washington · Dakota Fanning · Christopher Walken · Radha Mitchell · Marc Anthony

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Scary

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Funny

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Sex & nudity

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Romantic

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