Man on Fire vs Proof of Life

Man on Fire has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Proof of Life). Proof of Life is the shorter watch at 2h 15m compared with 2h 26m. Proof of Life is the older of the two (2000 against 2004). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Man on Fire posterMan on Fire2004 VS Proof of Life posterProof of Life2000
Man on FireProof of Life
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.1/10
Year20042000
Length2h 26m2h 15m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTony ScottTaylor Hackford
Main castDakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Mickey RourkeMargo Martindale, Michael Kitchen, David Morse, Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan

Synopsis

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.

Proof of Life

When American engineer Peter Bowman is kidnapped while working in South America, his wife Alice enlists special agent Terry Thorne to help free him. However, complications arise when Thorne falls in love with her. Their lives are on the line, their hearts out on a limb.

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