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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
Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 kidnap...

#2
God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

2023★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the ...

#3
All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

2017★ 6.5

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

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ra...

#4
The November Man

The November Man

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russ...

#5
Bosco

Bosco

2024★ 6.9

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

Based on the true story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams. Sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana, Adams miraculously escaped from a Federal maximum-security prison wh...

#6
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Man on Fire for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't k...

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