Taken
"They took his daughter. He'll take their lives."
ActionThriller
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
🎬 DirectorPierre Morel
📅 Release2008-02-18
🌍 CountryFrance, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish, French, Arabic, Albanian
🏢 StudioEuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions
🗳 Votes11,896
🔥 Popularity13
💰 Budget$25,000,000
💵 Revenue$226,830,568
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🎭 Cast
Liam Neeson
Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace
Kim Mills
Famke Janssen
Lenore St. John
Olivier Rabourdin
Jean-Claude Pitrel
Leland Orser
Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries
Mark Casey
David Warshofsky
Bernie Harris
Holly Valance
Sheerah
Gérard Watkins
Patrice Saint-Clair
Arben Bajraktaraj
Marko Hoxha
Xander Berkeley
Stuart St. John
Katie Cassidy
Amanda
Radivoje Bukvić
Anton
Nicolas Giraud
Peter
Jalil Naciri
Ali
🎥 Crew
ProducerPierre-Ange Le Pogam
Original Music ComposerNathaniel Méchaly
DirectorPierre Morel
ProducerLuc Besson
Director of PhotographyMichel Abramowicz
Makeup Department HeadCindy Barr-Bright
Costume SupervisorBetsy Glick
CastingNathalie Chéron
CastingFerne Cassel
Set DecorationAlain Pitrel
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🏷 Keywords
rescueparis, francekidnappingprostitutionsex traffickingalbanianmissing daughterex special forcesex-cia agentabductionsearch for daughterarmy veteran
💬 Reviews
One of my best films of all time. Apart from they made a second one, this a great movie! Liam Neeson trying to save this daughter, in France, from being sold to the highest bidder. An action packed film with good acting and great fight scenes.…
This is a very good action/thriller flick. It currently holds a 7.9 rating at IMDb which it certainly deserves. The few people giving this a 1 or 2 star rating must be disgruntled French people who do not like to see the French government officials portrayed as corrupt bastards (which they often are anyway). I generally like Liam Neeson so the fact that he is in the movie kind of got the movie …
Daddy knows best — especially when it comes to a mostly untrustworthy cast of Europeans — in this action film. Liam Neeson's performance elevated this from being forgettable. Otherwise, I kind of didn't care.…
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Taken 3
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