Man on Fire vs The Marksman

Man on Fire has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for The Marksman). The Marksman is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 26m. Man on Fire is the older of the two (2004 against 2021). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Man on Fire posterMan on Fire2004 VS The Marksman posterThe Marksman2021
Man on FireThe Marksman
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.8/10
Year20042021
Length2h 26m1h 48m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTony ScottRobert Lorenz
Main castDakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Mickey RourkeKatheryn Winnick, Liam Neeson, David DeLao, Luce Rains, Teresa Ruiz

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.

The Marksman

Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.

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