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Taken 2

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
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Liam Neeson in Taken 2 (2012)
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
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In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

  • Director
    • Olivier Megaton
  • Writers
    • Luc Besson
    • Robert Mark Kamen
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Famke Janssen
    • Maggie Grace
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    331K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,480
    413
    • Director
      • Olivier Megaton
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • Stars
      • Liam Neeson
      • Famke Janssen
      • Maggie Grace
    • 573User reviews
    • 318Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Taken 2
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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Bryan Mills
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Lenore
    Maggie Grace
    Maggie Grace
    • Kim
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Sam
    Jon Gries
    Jon Gries
    • Casey
    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Bernie
    Luke Grimes
    Luke Grimes
    • Jamie
    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • Murad Krasniqi
    • (as Rade Sherbedgia)
    Kevork Malikyan
    Kevork Malikyan
    • Inspector Durmaz
    Alain Figlarz
    Alain Figlarz
    • Suko
    Frank Alvarez
    Frank Alvarez
    • Car Wash Attendant
    Murat Tuncelli
    • Custom Officer Albania
    Ali Yildirim
    • Imam
    Ergun Kuyucu
    • Mirko
    Cengiz Bozkurt
    Cengiz Bozkurt
    • Border Guard #1
    Hakan Karahan
    Hakan Karahan
    • Reception Clerk
    Saruhan Sari
    • Waiter
    Naci Adigüzel
    Naci Adigüzel
    • Cheikh
    • Director
      • Olivier Megaton
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie was shot as an R-rated film, but it was later edited down to a PG-13 for its theatrical release, just like its predecessor, and its sequel.
    • Goofs
      When Kim sets off the first grenade, Bryan counts nearly 4 seconds and calculates that it was 4.5km away. The speed of sound is approx 0.340km/s so the explosion was just over 1km away. The sound would have taken roughly 13 seconds to travel 4.5km.
    • Quotes

      Bryan Mills: Do you know how to shoot?

      Kim: No.

      Bryan Mills: Then drive!

    • Crazy credits
      The last shot of the credits states: "The making and legal distribution of this film supported over 14,000 jobs and involved over 600,000 work hours." This is the first movie with such message of Fox campaign to educate consumers on economic impact of film and TV. Later on, other Fox-produced films are featuring this message.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A classification could be obtained by making changes to three scenes. These were to reduce elements of violence and threat. When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal classification, the scenes had been reduced and the film was consequently classified 12A.
    • Connections
      Featured in Alex Clare: Too Close (Taken 2 Version) (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      A Real Hero
      Written by David Grellier, Austin Garrick & Bronwyn Griffin

      Performed by College featuring Electric Youth

      Courtesy of Valerie Records

    User reviews573

    Featured review

    Taken

    The sequel which could have started off one of the best action franchises of all time but ultimately fell flat. The movie is poorly directed by Olivier Megaton who over used shaky cam, the writing is cliched and stupid but to be honest I can't help but like it for being so bad, there is some redeeming factors like Liam Neeson who always puts in a great performance but overall the film is stupid and that's why I like it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
      • Turkey
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Turkish
      • Arabic
      • Albanian
    • Also known as
      • Búsqueda implacable 2
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • M6 Films
      • Grive Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $139,854,287
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $49,514,769
      • Oct 7, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $376,152,455
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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