Black Rain vs Man on Fire
Man on Fire has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Black Rain). Black Rain is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 26m. Black Rain is the older of the two (1989 against 2004). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Rain
Man on Fire| Black Rain | Man on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Tony Scott |
| Main cast | Stephen Root, Michael Douglas, Andy García, Luis Guzmán, Richard Riehle | Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Mickey Rourke |
Synopsis
Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
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.
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