Kickboxer vs Man on Fire

Man on Fire has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Kickboxer). Kickboxer is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 26m. Kickboxer is the older of the two (1989 against 2004). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Kickboxer posterKickboxer1989 VS Man on Fire posterMan on Fire2004
KickboxerMan on Fire
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.5/10
Year19892004
Length1h 37m2h 26m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDavid Worth, Mark DiSalleTony Scott
Main castJean-Claude Van Damme, Ricky Liu, Michel Qissi, Michael Lee Ming-Yeung, Dennis AlexioDakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Mickey Rourke

Synopsis

Kickboxer

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

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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