"Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece."

2004

2h 26m

7.5(5308 votes)

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Thriller

Overview

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.

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76 members

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Denzel Washington

John W. Creasy

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Dakota Fanning

Lupita Ramos

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Christopher Walken

Paul Rayburn

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Radha Mitchell

Lisa Ramos

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Marc Anthony

Samuel Ramos

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Giancarlo Giannini

Miguel Manzano

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Rachel Ticotin

Mariana Garcia Guerrero

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Mickey Rourke

Jordan Kalfus

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Roberto Sosa

Daniel Sanchez

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Jesús Ochoa

Victor Fuentes

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Gero Camilo

Aurelio Sanchez

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Mario Zaragoza

Jorge Gonzalez

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Charles Paraventi

Jersey Boy

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Carmen Salinas

Guardian Three

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Esteban de La Trinidad

Guardian Thwo

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Angelina Peláez

Sister Anna

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Norma Pablo

Reina Rosas

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Rosa María Hernández

Maria

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Heriberto del Castillo

Bruno

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Steve Gonzales

Insurance Lawyer

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Andrés Pardave

Vet

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Rodrigo Zurita

Eighteen

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Marisol Cal y Mayor

Eighteen's Girlfriend

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Hector Hernandez Zertuche

Chauffeur

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René Campero

Father

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Angélica Rosado

Mother

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Georgina González

Rayburn's Wife

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Abraham Sandoval

Rayburn's Kid

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Hugo Pelaez

Pedro

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Jorge Victoria

Comandande Judicial

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Ariane Pellicer

Reporter 1

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Jorge Picont

Piano Teacher

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Alberto Estrella

Adjutant AFI

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Gerardo Taracena

Executive Adjutant

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Nydia A. Trujillo

Nurse 1

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Maria Hall Rueda

Nurse 2

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Elvira Richards

Vet Assistant

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Javier Zaragoza

Sandri

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Valentina Garcia Contreras

Camila

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Enrique Cimet

Elderly Man

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Sparkle

Elderly Woman

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Dunia Alvarez

AFI Plainclothes 1

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Beatriz Pina

Undercover AFI

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Hector Tagle

Mariana's Driver

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Jose Jesus Garcia

Sanchez Kid 1

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Guadalupe Flores Garcia

Sanchez Kid 2

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Daniela Martinez

Sanchez Kid 3

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Rubén Santana

AFI Trailer Tech 1

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Fernando Berzosa

AFI Trailer Tech 2

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Eduardo Rivera

AFI Operator on Radio

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Victor De Pascual

Arms Dealer

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Norma Martínez

Arms Dealer 2

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Aram Cardenas

Nephew

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José Manuel Poncelis

School Clerk

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Alejandro Camps

Bodyguard 1

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Jorge Almada

Bodyguard 1A

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Carlos Barada

Bodyguard 2

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Eduardo Yáñez

Bodyguard 2A

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Jorge Merlo

Judicial Police

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Alberto Pineda

Fuentes Man 1

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Jesús González Leal 'Chis Chas'

Fuentes Driver

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Rodrigo Chavez

Fuentes Man 5

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Fernando Arvizu

Thug Cop 1

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Ghalil Elhateb Estrada

Thug Cop 2

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Hugo Genesio

Plainclothes 1

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Gonzalo Alvarez

Plainclothes 2

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Itatí Cantoral

Evelyn (uncredited)

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Arturo Farfán

Bartender (uncredited)

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Adrian Grünberg

Docile Reporter (uncredited)

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Jorge Guerrero

Priest (uncredited)

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Roberto Kwok

Japanese Businessman 6 (uncredited)

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José Montini

Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

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Stacy Perskie

Cynical Reporter (uncredited)

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Berenice Manjarrez Vericat

Newscaster (uncredited)

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Raúl Zermeño

Highranking Government Official (uncredited)

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Jorge Zárate

Customs Official (uncredited)

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