8) Man on Fire (2004)

Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent, a bodyguard, who is hired to protect a young girl in Mexico City in Man on Fire. When she is kidnapped, he tracks down the kidnappers with murderous intent. With maniacally visceral action sequences and an electrifying, intense performance by Washington, Man on Fire is a masterclass in how revenge simply degrades the idea of personal toll on its pursuer. Balancing heart-wrenching emotion and explosive violence, the film delivers a story of redemption almost equally matched to the retribution in it.
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