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Taken

  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
592K
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POPULARITY
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Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
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A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
592K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,144
377
  • Director
    • Pierre Morel
  • Writers
    • Luc Besson
    • Robert Mark Kamen
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Maggie Grace
    • Famke Janssen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Pierre Morel
  • Writers
    • Luc Besson
    • Robert Mark Kamen
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Maggie Grace
    • Famke Janssen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 274Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:53
    Official Trailer
    'Taken' | Anniversary Mashup
    Video 1:04
    'Taken' | Anniversary Mashup

    Photos145

    Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
    Maggie Grace in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson and Fani Kolarova in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson and Olivier Rabourdin in Taken (2008)
    Famke Janssen and Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
    Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, and Maggie Grace in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
    Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace in Taken (2008)

    Top cast

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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Bryan Millsas Bryan Mills
    Maggie Grace
    Maggie Grace
    • Kimas Kim
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Lenoreas Lenore
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Samas Sam
    Jon Gries
    Jon Gries
    • Caseyas Casey
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Bernieas Bernie
    Holly Valance
    Holly Valance
    • Sheerahas Sheerah
    Katie Cassidy
    Katie Cassidy
    • Amandaas Amanda
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Stuartas Stuart
    Olivier Rabourdin
    Olivier Rabourdin
    • Jean-Claudeas Jean-Claude
    Gérard Watkins
    • St-Clairas St-Clair
    Marc Amyot
    • Pharmacistas Pharmacist
    Arben Bajraktaraj
    Arben Bajraktaraj
    • Markoas Marko
    Radivoje Bukvic
    Radivoje Bukvic
    • Antonas Anton
    • (as Rasha Bukvic)
    Mathieu Busson
    • Undercover Agentas Undercover Agent
    Michel Flash
    • Gioas Gio
    Nicolas Giraud
    Nicolas Giraud
    • Peteras Peter
    Rubens Hyka
    • Lekaas Leka
    • Director
      • Pierre Morel
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan Mills. Bryan is a retired agent who left the Central Intelligence Agency to be near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim manages to convince her reluctant father to allow her to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When the girls arrive in Paris they share a cab with a stranger named Peter, and Amanda lets it slip that they are alone in Paris. Using this information an Albanian gang of human traffickers kidnaps the girls. Kim barely has time to call her father and give him information. Her father gets to speak briefly to one of the kidnappers and he promises to kill the kidnappers if they do not let his daughter go free. The kidnapper wishes him "good luck," so Bryan Mills travels to Paris to search for his daughter and her friend. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    francesex traffickingrevengerescuewoman in jeopardy265 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Liam Neeson expected the film to bomb, but he signed on in order spend four months in Paris and learn karate, while playing the kind of role he had rarely been offered in the past. Ironically, not only was the film a massive hit, but created a new on-screen image for Neeson as an action hero.
    • Goofs
      When Bryan is chasing the sheik's barge along the Seine in his car, he appears to be traveling at high rate of speed alongside the barge. The barge would likely be traveling around 5 knots, about the speed of a light jog. The speed limit for boats on the Seine is 15 knots, (about 17 mph), so even if the boat could somehow travel at the maximum speed for the river (which would be impossible for a boat like that), it would still be at a crawl for a car.
    • Quotes

      Bryan Mills: I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

      Marko: [after a long pause] Good luck.

    • Alternate versions
      Some of the shoot outs, the torture scene and some fisticuffs have been shortened in length for the film's US release to secure a PG-13 rating. The run time difference to the international version is about three minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      The Dragster Wave
      Performed by Ghinzu

      Written by John Stargasm (as Stargasm), Poe, Ghinzu

      From the album "Blow" by Ghinzu (www.ghinzu.com)

      (c) Contemporary Art

      (p) 2003 Dragoon (Contemporary Art)

      Courtesy of Barclay and Universal Music Vision, a Universal Music Publishing France Division

    User reviews1.1K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Step aside Bond and Bourne... Niam is better !
    Yes, its only an action movie; Yes, the script has more holes than the victims of the main character! Yes, Neeson's rampage in Paris is very implausible; Yes, its not Oscar material... no great acting.

    Still... its a very good movie. I gave it a solid 8. I left the movie feel very satisfied... its that kind of movie that is fun and thrilling and brainless at the same time. Doesn't get tiresome. When its outrageous its funny... when the action gets going you feel right in it all.

    When you finish seeing the movie you do wonder why Bond and Bourne aren't as macho or mean. Niam's character Bryan("B" letter too) beats up baddies way better and he looks more scary and real somehow than those other pansy agents.
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    • Jose Guilherme
    • Oct 23, 2008

    FAQ9

    • Is the daughter supposed to be slow?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Albanian
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Cưỡng Đoạt
    • Filming locations
      • Jardins du Louvre, Paris 1, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • M6 Films
      • Grive Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $145,000,989
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,717,037
      • Feb 1, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $226,837,760
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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