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Taken -- Ends 09/30/10. Ex-C.I.A. agent Liam Neeson becomes a one-man killing machine after his daughter is kidnapped by vicious slave-traders in this gripping thriller. With only four days to find the teen and her schoolfriend before its too late, the former Black Ops specialist jets to Paris to serve as judge, jury and executioner to the Albanian thugs responsible for the abduction.
Taken -- This is the theatrical trailer for Taken, directed by Pierre Morel.
Taken -- Liam Neeson describes how his character Bryan Mills, a retired covert government operative, shows how ruthless he can be to gain information leading to his kidnapped daughter.
Taken -- Trailer for this thriller about a man trying to find his daughter's captors
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)
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Release Date:
30 January 2009 (USA) See more »
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They took his daughter. He'll take their lives. See more »
Plot:
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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1 win & 2 nominations See more »
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brilliantly executed film See more (702 total) »


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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
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93 min
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South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (cut version) | Australia:MA | UK:15 (edited version) | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15A | South Africa:16LV | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Chile:Y7 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 (uncut version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) (uncut version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Iceland:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B15 | Malaysia:18PL

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The singer's name in the movie is Sheerah. In Hebrew, shirah is the feminine form of the word meaning "sing".See more »
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the girls are in the apartment in France, they turn the music up loud so they do not hear Kim's mobile phone ringing. When the camera pans over to her handbag, the phone is ringing but "Silent" mode is selected.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Singh:Mr. Mills, how are you?
Bryan:I'm fine. How are you?
Singh:Very fine. I suppose you want to see it again?
Bryan:You should know why I'm here.
Singh:You know where it is.
Bryan:Oh yeah.
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278 out of 354 people found the following review useful.
brilliantly executed film, 13 July 2008
Author: mitrismaster from Australia

First thing to say is, this is a great and fun movie from beginning to end. If you like the Bourne titles then you will love this movie. The fighting style and the way things get done is similar to Matt Damon's character and it doesn't get old and is interesting and great to watch throughout the whole film.

The movie has a similar plot to other action thrillers, but even though you may know the outcome, it is the journey that counts in this movie. It is the way he does what he does, the way that he fights and overcomes problems that draws you into the movie and makes this movie so great to watch.

Liam Neeson is such a great cast for the main character, he delivers an outstanding performance. I love to see an actor that can portray themself in anyway, a good guy or a bad guy and in this film he fights for his daughter and he will not stop for anything. You love to watch him seek revenge and feel for him the whole time, maybe just because its Liam Neeson, can you help yourself from loving this guy? He is such a great actor and shows himself as a badass with charm.

Great, great , greatness i loved this movie so much and had great fun watching it. If you love the bourne titles you must see this movie. All i can say is its so much fun to watch it, love it and go check it out.

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