Taken
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min · ★ 7.4 · 56% critics
A former government operative tries to reconnect with his teenage daughter after he reluctantly agrees to let her travel to Paris. Soon, she is abducted by a human-trafficking gang, and he races against the clock to track them down and rescue her through a relentless, one-man pursuit.
Also known as L'enlèvement · Taken 1
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-02-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (12,116 votes)
- Box office
- $226,800,000
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
If you want a fast, emotionally driven action thriller with relentless pacing, Taken delivers payoff quickly—Not for you if you dislike formula revenge stories or need deeper character nuance.
Pros: intense rescue tension; great lead performance; nonstop action thrills | Cons: plot logic questioned; villain depth limited; some shaky-cuts complaints
Themes
- rescue
- paris, france
- kidnapping
- prostitution
- sex trafficking
- albanian
- missing daughter
- ex special forces
- ex-cia agent
- abduction
- search for daughter
- army veteran
Cast & crew
Liam Neeson
as Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace
as Kim Mills
Famke Janssen
as Lenore St. John
Olivier Rabourdin
as Jean-Claude Pitrel
Leland Orser
as Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries
as Mark Casey
David Warshofsky
as Bernie Harris
Holly Valance
as Sheerah
Gérard Watkins
as Patrice Saint-Clair
Arben Bajraktaraj
as Marko Hoxha
Directed by Pierre Morel