Taken
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min
★ 7.4(12,230)unSUB Rating
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
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-02-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.4/10 (12,230 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
- calm
- candid
- ex special forces
- ex-cia agent
- abduction
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Liam Neeson
as Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace
as Kim Mills
Famke Janssen
as Lenore St. John
Olivier Rabourdin
as Jean-Claude Pitrel
Katie Cassidy
as Amanda
Nicolas Giraud
as Peter
Leland Orser
as Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries
as Mark Casey
Holly Valance
as Sheerah
David Warshofsky
as Bernie Harris
Directed by Pierre Morel