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Man on Fire

2004 film directed by Tony Scott
Movie film Q258009
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Summary

Man on Fire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.021% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,963 views/month, #20 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Tony Scott[3]
  • Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland[4]
  • Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams[5]
  • Genre: crime film[6], drama film[7], action film[8], vigilante film[9]
  • Based on: Man on Fire[10]
  • Cast member: Denzel Washington[11], Dakota Fanning[12], Christopher Walken[13], Giancarlo Giannini[14], Radha Mitchell[15], Marc Anthony[16], Rachel Ticotin[17], Mickey Rourke[18]
  • Producer: Arnon Milchan[19], Tony Scott[20]
  • Production company: Regency Enterprises[21], Scott Free Productions[22]
  • Director of photography: Paul Cameron[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25], DVD[26]
  • Review score: 5.3/10[27], 39%[28], 47/100[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: April 21, 2004[32], September 30, 2004[33]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[34], Netflix[35], Microsoft Store[36], Xfinity Streampix[37]
  • Narrative location: Mexico[38]
  • Official website: http://www.manonfiremovie.com//[39]
  • Filming location: Mexico[40], Lake Como[41]
  • Main subject: revenge[42]
  • Film editor: Christian Wagner[43]
  • Title: Man on Fire[44]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[45]
  • After a work by: A. J. Quinnell[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[47]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[48]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9ddaddb0-1cae-4743-892b-4ffd7a486438[49]

Why It Matters

Man on Fire has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Related Entities

Christopher Walken Dakota Fanning Denzel Washington DVD film Giancarlo Giannini Harry Gregson-Williams Lisa Gerrard Marc Anthony Mexico Mickey Rourke Netflix Radha Mitchell Siziano Tony Scott United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 328107
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  2. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00078
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14710: F00078"
  3. 20w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 7445
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  4. 21w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → Mexico
    Capital cost → {'amount': '+70000000'}
    Kijkwijzer rating → 12, 12
    Has characteristic → film based on a novel
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14390: man-on-fire-2004"
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