Man on Fire (2004)

 

Release Date: April 21, 2004

Director: Tony Scott

Writer(s): A.J. Quinnell (novel), Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

Starring: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning

Estimated budget: $70 million

U.S. Box office: $77,911,774

Foreign: $52,381,940

Worldwide: $130,293,714

 

In a Mexico City wracked by a recent wave of kidnappings, ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as a bodyguard for 9-year-old Lupita (Dakota Fanning), the daughter of wealthy businessman Samuel Ramos (Marc Anthony). Just as Creasy begins to develop a fondness for the young girl, a bloodthirsty gunman (Jesús Ochoa) kidnaps her. Now, Creasy must pick off a succession of corrupt cops and criminals to reach his ultimate object of vengeance.