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10 Best Movies Like Man on Fire

If you loved Man on Fire, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Custody

Custody

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to ...

#2
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1985★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream....

#3
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's li...

#4
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

2016★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocio...

#5
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disown...

#6
The Champ

The Champ

1931★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son....

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