Movie

Man on Fire

1987 · 93 min

A grim, slow-burning thriller that lingers on a broken man's fragile bond with a child before pivoting into revenge.

Tagline: For an ex-CIA agent, the job of bodyguard for a 12-year old girl should have been a breeze…
Overview: Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
revenge
trauma
friendship
isolation
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild